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Seoul Warns North Korea Holds Enough Uranium for Dozens of Nuclear Bombs

This is Beirut, 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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North Korea is believed to possess up to two tonnes of highly enriched uranium, South Korea's unification minister said Thursday. The North has long been known to hold a "significant" amount of highly enriched uranium, the key material used to produce nuclear warheads, according to South Korea's defense ministry. But in a rare public ...

What Pakistan’s Nuclear Pact Means for Saudi Arabia’s Defense

This is Beirut, 24/09 12:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Pakistan has extended its nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia in a surprise defense agreement that could reshape strategic alliances in both the Middle East and South Asia. Signed in Riyadh on September 17 between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the treaty commits both countries to mutual ...

UN Security Council Votes on Reimposing Iran Nuclear Sanctions

This is Beirut, 19/09 15:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday on reimposing deep economic sanctions on Iran over its resurgent nuclear program. Britain, France and Germany -- signatories to a 2015 deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) intended to stop Tehran obtaining nuclear weapons -- allege that Iran has broken its ...

Iran Withdraws Draft Resolution to Ban Attacks on Nuclear Facilities

This is Beirut, 19/09 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran late Thursday withdrew a draft resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog that called to ban attacks against nuclear facilities after its war with Israel, citing reported US pressure for the last-minute change. In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that saw Israeli and US strikes on ...

Iran Dismisses US Criticism of Missile Programme as 'Nonsense'

This is Beirut, 17/09 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran on Wednesday dismissed as "nonsense" US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's criticism this week of the Islamic republic's missile program as an "unacceptable risk". "He was speaking nonsense," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told journalists, adding the United States was "not supposed to comment on the defensive capabilities of a ...

Iran Eyes Positive Response from European Powers to IAEA Agreement

This is Beirut, 17/09 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran said Wednesday it expects European powers who triggered a snapback of UN sanctions to respond positively to its signing of a new cooperation agreement with the UN nuclear watchdog. The statement came as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi prepared to speak by telephone on Wednesday with his British, French and German counterparts. "We have ...

Trump's UK Visit Lands AI, Pharma and Nuclear Pledges

This is Beirut, 17/09 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK has delivered pledges from US tech giants to invest a combined $42 billion to help drive Britain's AI sector. The UK and US governments, meanwhile, agreed on cooperation over nuclear and space technology as part of a "Tech Prosperity Deal", and British pharmaceutical group GSK pledged investment in ...

Iran says Enriched Nuclear Material 'Under Rubble' of Facilities Hit During Israel War

This is Beirut, 12/09 09:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that enriched nuclear material remained "under the rubble" of facilities damaged during the recent war with Israel. "All of our material is... under the rubble of the bombed facilities," said Araghchi in a televised interview, adding that Iran's Atomic Energy ...

UN Nuclear Watchdog Says New Deal with Iran Covers 'All Facilities'

This is Beirut, 10/09 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran's new cooperation framework with the UN nuclear watchdog includes "all facilities and installations" in the Islamic republic, the agency's head said Wednesday, though Iran said the agreement itself "does not create access." Iran agreed to a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday, after ...

At the UN, the Snapback Reshuffles the Iranian File

Mario Chartouni, 08/09 19:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At the end of August, the United Kingdom, France and Germany (the E3) officially triggered the snapback mechanism outlined in UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which governs the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA). This unprecedented procedure in the multilateral system stipulates that all previous UN ...

Putin to Meet Iranian President After Europe Triggers Sanctions

This is Beirut, 29/08 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss Tehran's nuclear program with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, in China on Monday, a meeting that comes as Iran faces fresh Western pressure. Britain, France and Germany have moved to reimpose sanctions on Iran, saying the country is failing to comply with a 2015 nuclear deal. Moscow on ...

Iranian Nuclear Issue: Moscow and Beijing Express Concerns Over EU Ultimatum

This is Beirut, 29/08 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Following the European decision to trigger the mechanism that could reinstate international sanctions against Iran within a month—a move set to be reviewed Friday by the UN Security Council, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-president, Kaja Kallas said Friday, “Western countries now have 30 days to find ...

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