The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog plans to visit Iran before the end of next month amid questions about whether Iran will return to negotiations. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said Tuesday he intends to visit Tehran “soon” to discuss and hopefully resolve specific concerns about Iran’s …
Read More »Iran Calls for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s representative in the United Nations General Assembly called on the world for total elimination of nuclear weapons, rejecting retention, stockpiling, development, use, and proliferation of such weapons at regional and global levels. Reza Najafi, the acting deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs of …
Read More »IAEA must have Access to Atomic Fuel for Australia Submarines
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should have timely access to nuclear fuel used for Australia’s submarines envisioned in the AUKUS deal, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA said. “For Australia, reaching safeguards arrangement with the Agency is of essence. The Agency should have access to the HEU [highly-enriched …
Read More »IAEA Annual General Conference Kicks off with Participation of Iran
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 …
Read More »Iran Tightens Security Measures at N. Sites
Iran’s Representative at International Organizations in Vienna Kazzem Qaribabadi said that his country has increased security measures at its nuclear installations, adding that the UN nuclear watchdog inspectors have been used to them gradually. “Security measures at the nuclear facilities in Iran are, reasonably, tightened,” Qaribabadi wrote on his twitter …
Read More »IAEA, Iran in Good Path to Resolve Differences
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has evaluated his visit to Tehran as “constructive,” saying that the two sides are heading towards resolving differences. Following his one-day trip to Tehran and upon his arrival in Vienna, Austria, Grossi underlined that the new consensus is not …
Read More »IAEA Director Meets Iran’s New Nuclear Chief, Plan to Issue Joint Statement
International Atomic Energy Agency director Rafael Grossi held talks with Mohammad Eslami, the new chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Sunday morning. Grossi visited Tehran last night at the head of a delegation. Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA, Kazem Gharibabadi, said on Saturday that Iran and …
Read More »IAEA Chief to Probably Visit Iran
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 …
Read More »Discussion of Iran’s Nuclear Deal shouldn’t Influence Talks on JCPOA
The discussion of Iran’s nuclear program at the upcoming session of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should not have a negative impact on the prospects of the Vienna talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This opinion was expressed by Russian Permanent …
Read More »IAEA: North Korea Appears to have Resumed Nuke Reactor Operation
North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels, the U.N. atomic agency said, as the North openly threatens to enlarge its nuclear arsenal amid long-dormant nuclear diplomacy with the United States. The annual report by the International Atomic Energy Agency …
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