Iran Nuclear Program

Qatar Says Monitoring Radiation as Israel Hits Iran Nuclear Sites

Qatar has been monitoring radiation levels in the Gulf as Israeli airstrikes pound Iranian nuclear facilities, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. "We are monitoring this on a daily basis," foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a news conference. "We have nothing to be concerned about right now, but obviously prolonged ...

Iran Says New Round of US Talks Planned for Sunday

The sixth round of Iran-US nuclear talks is planned for Sunday, Tehran said, as the two sides appear locked in a standoff over uranium enrichment nearly two months into the high-stakes negotiations. It came as European powers and the United States submitted a censure motion to the UN's nuclear watchdog in an effort to ramp up pressure on ...

Western Countries Submit New Iran Resolution at UN Nuclear Agency

European powers and the United States submitted a resolution to the UN's nuclear watchdog on Tuesday condemning Iran's "non-compliance" with its nuclear obligations in a bid to up pressure on Tehran, diplomats told AFP. The text, which diplomatic sources told AFP had been submitted Tuesday night, is the latest diplomatic move by Western powers in ...

Iran Says to Submit Own Nuclear Proposal to US Soon

Iran said on Monday it will soon present a counter-proposal on a nuclear deal with the United States after it had described Washington's offer as containing "ambiguities." Tehran and Washington have held five rounds of talks since April to thrash out a new nuclear accord to replace the deal with major powers that US President Donald ...

Tehran Warns Will Reduce Cooperation with IAEA if Anti-Iran Resolution Passed

Tehran on Sunday warned it would reduce its cooperation with the United Nations's nuclear watchdog if an anti-Iran resolution is passed at an upcoming meeting of the world body. "Certainly, the IAEA should not expect the Islamic Republic of Iran to continue its broad and friendly cooperation," Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for ...

Iran Says US Nuclear Proposal Contains 'Ambiguities, Questions'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that a US proposal for a new nuclear agreement submitted through mediator Oman has "many ambiguities and questions." "The written proposal we received from the US contains many ambiguities and questions. Many issues in this proposal are not clear," Araghchi said while on a visit to Lebanon. On ...

Iran Boosts Highly Enriched Uranium Production: IAEA

Iran has ramped up production of highly enriched uranium, according to a confidential UN watchdog report, as Tehran said Saturday that it had received US proposals to settle its long-running nuclear dispute with the West. Iran rejected the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the latest move in years-long efforts to restrict ...

Iran Says Ready to Rebuild 'Mutual Trust' with Europe

Iran's top diplomat said Sunday his country was ready to rebuild trust with European powers considering whether to reimpose UN sanctions on the Islamic republic under a 2015 nuclear deal. "Iran is ready, should it observe genuine will and an independent approach from the European parties, to begin a new chapter in its relations with ...

US VP Declares Iran Nuclear Talks on 'Right Pathway'

US Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that talks on Iran's nuclear program are heading in the right direction, saying Tehran can have civil nuclear power but not enrichment that can lead to atomic weapons. "We're on the right pathway," Vance told the Munich Leaders Meeting in Washington. "We don't care if people want nuclear power. We're ...

Iran Confirms Next Round of US Talks to Be in Italy not Oman

The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States will be held on Saturday in Italy and not Oman, Iranian state media reported. "The second round of Iran-US nuclear talks will be held next Saturday in Rome... and the Omani foreign ministry will be hosting the talks," Iran's state TV said. European officials had earlier said the ...