Nuclear

Iran and Europeans Continue Discreet Talks on Nuclear

Iran, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom will "continue their diplomatic dialogue in the near future," a senior Iranian diplomat said on Friday following highly discreet talks in Geneva. "We are firmly committed to defending the interests of our people, and our preference is for dialogue and engagement," Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy to the ...

The IAEA Passes a New Resolution Targeting Iran's Nuclear Program

The UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors passed a resolution chiding Iran's poor cooperation with the agency after hours of heated exchanges, diplomats told AFP late on Thursday, a move Tehran called "politically motivated". The censure motion brought by Britain, France, Germany and the United States at the International ...

Trump Seeks to "Bankrupt" Iran

According to reports from the Financial Times, the new administration under US President Donald Trump is looking to revive a "maximum pressure" policy aimed at financially crippling Iran. Trump intends to strengthen sanctions against Iran, particularly targeting its vital oil exports. However, during his campaign, he had expressed a desire to ...

The JCPOA: The Iranian Nuclear Deal Dismissed Too Soon

On Wednesday evening, IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Tehran for talks on Iran’s nuclear activities. His visit, spanning several days, is no coincidence. With Trump’s expected return to the White House in early 2025, any hope of reviving negotiations seems increasingly unrealistic. Moreover, the simultaneous appointment of Marco Rubio as ...

Iran Informs UN Nuclear Chief of Commitment to Resolve 'Ambiguities'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the visiting head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday that his government was willing to resolve doubts about its atomic programme, ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's arrival in office. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said achieving "results" in nuclear talks ...

UN Nuclear Chief to Visit Iran for Talks on Nuclear Program

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is set to visit Tehran on Wednesday for crucial talks on Iran's nuclear program, warning just ahead of his trip that room for manoeuvre is narrowing. His visit comes only two days after the defense minister of Iran's nemesis Israel warned the Islamic republic was "more exposed than ever to ...

The World’s Three Biggest Nuclear Hotspots

After Japan's anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, here is an overview of today's biggest nuclear hotspots. Israel-Iran trade warnings Israel regards Iran's nuclear facilities as an existential threat and has promised a "deadly, precise and surprising" response after Iran launched its second-ever direct strike ...

Iranian Uranium: Tehran Condemned by Washington, Paris, Berlin and London

The United States, France, the United Kingdom and Germany expressed their opposition to the acceleration of Iran's production of highly enriched uranium, considering this measure to be part of the escalation of Iran's nuclear program. The United States, France, the United Kingdom and Germany condemned on Thursday, the acceleration in the ...

Putin Showcases New Nuclear Submarines

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, pledged to strengthen Russia's "military-naval prowess" as he participated in the inauguration of two nuclear submarines in the Far North of the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday promised to reinforce Russia's "military-naval might" as he attended the inauguration of two nuclear ...