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The Turkish and Russian heads of state discussed establishment of two more nuclear power plants in Turkey in addition to one that is already being built in the country’s South. The conversation arose between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin in the Russian resort city of Sochi on Wednesday, Kremlin …

Iran and Venezuela have inked an oil contract to counter the sanctions the United States has imposed on both nations’ oil exports, Trend reports citing Mehr. Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap its heavy oil for Iranian condensate that it can use to improve the quality of …

London, IRNA – The 65th Annual Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) General Conference kicked off in Vienna in presence of Iran on Monday. The 65th Annual Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference is from 20 to 24 September 2021 at the Vienna International Centre …

OPEC has announced that its secretary general, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, has visited the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the invitation of its government to celebrate OPEC’s 61st anniversary. The four-day visit to the country has included meetings with Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, Tareck El Aissami, the people’s minister of …

News sources reported on Friday night that Rafael Grossi, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi may visit Iran before the Board of Governors meeting. The Journalist of the Wall Street Journal claimed that the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency will probably visit Iran in the coming days. Laurence …

Oil and natural gas explorers in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana refineries have shut production as Hurricane Ida crashed ashore. Based on the latest forecast by the National Hurricane Center, Ida made landfall near New Orleans Sunday afternoon. About 1.74 million barrels a day, or 95.7% of crude …

A new bridge—part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative—will now connect China and Russia’s railway systems. The China-Russia Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye Bridge connects Tongjiang, a city in China’s far northeastern Heilongjiang province, with Nizhneleninskoye, a town across the border with Russia, along the Amur river. The cross-river bridge is 2,215 metres …

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the country’s nuclear program and activities are fully in line with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and its Safeguards commitments. In a statement on Tuesday, Khatibzadeh noted that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been supervising Iran’s nuclear activities and that Tehran has …

The U.S. and Japan expressed concerns over the situation in the South China Sea, where China has been aggressively pushing its territorial claims, and took up Beijing’s nuclear arms issue during talks with ASEAN and partner nations on Friday. Speaking at the foreign ministerial meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum, …

Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mohammed Barkindo is to attend inauguration ceremony of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, Iran ambassador to Nigeria said. Mohammad Alibak in a Twitter message referred to his constructive and friendly meeting with Mohammed Barkindo. He noted that Barkindo has appreciated …