Nuclear Iran

Iran Begins Construction of New Nuclear Reactor

Iran announced on Monday the start of construction for a new nuclear research reactor in Isfahan. This comes shortly after the announcement of the construction of a nuclear power plant complex in the southern region. Iran said on Monday that it had started building a new nuclear research reactor in Isfahan, days after it announced it was ...

IAEA Chief Urges Iranian Cooperation in Nuke Program

UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday decried "completely unsatisfactory" cooperation from Tehran after returning from Iran, where he urged leaders to adopt "concrete" measures to address concerns over its nuclear program. Grossi's visit came at a time of heightened regional tensions and with his International Atomic Energy Agency ...

IAEA Says Iran Talks Suspended After Raisi Death

Planned discussions between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to resolve the impasse over Tehran's nuclear program have been suspended following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi this month, the agency said. One day after the May 19 helicopter crash which killed Raisi and others, "Iran indicated that due to the 'special ...

European Powers Submit Iran Censure Motion to IAEA Board

Britain, France, and Germany late on Monday submitted a resolution to the UN nuclear watchdog's board, censuring Iran over its lack of cooperation with the agency despite US opposition, two diplomats said. It was the latest of numerous diplomatic maneuvers by Western powers who fear Iran might be seeking to develop a nuclear weapon -- a claim the ...

US Sanctions Oil Tankers Over Iran Nuclear 'Escalation'

The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against shipping companies for transporting Iranian oil, saying it was a response to Tehran's nuclear "escalation," on the eve of presidential elections in the Islamic republic. "Over the past month, Iran has announced steps to further expand its nuclear program in ways that have no credible ...