Kazem Gharibabadi, the Iranian Ambassador to International Organisations in Vienna, says Tehran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of its decision to extend an earlier deal with the UN’s nuclear watchdog for one more month at most. According to Gharibabadi, the IAEA cameras will be allowed to continue …
Read More »Ulyanov: Iran-IAEA Agreement to be Beneficial in Vienna Talks
Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna said that reaching an agreement between Iran and IAEA will be beneficial to all sides in the Vienna talks. Mikhail Ulyanov in a Sunday tweet wrote,” We wish the #IAEA and #Iran to reach agreement on extension of the bilateral technical understandings …
Read More »Iran-IAEA Agreement Maybe Extended for Another Month
An informed source in the Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council announced the possibility of extending the agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency for one month. Due to the end of Iran’s quarterly deadline to the International Atomic Energy Agency, there is a possibility of conditional …
Read More »Iran-IAEA Agreement must Gain Governing Bodies’ Approval
Foreign Policy Commission Spokesman Abolfazl Amouei said that the extension of the agreement between Iran and the IAEA must gain approval of Iranian governing bodies. “According to Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions, the agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency to lift sanctions is subject to a …
Read More »Iran may Extend Cooperation with IAEA over Inspections
Iranian deputy Foreign Minister for the Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araghchi says Iran may consider extending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency over inspections of its nuclear sites. Araghchi spoke to NHK in Vienna on Friday. He heads Iran’s delegation in nuclear talks in the Austrian capital. Iran has …
Read More »Plan to Discharge Fukushima Plant Water into Sea Sets a Dangerous Precedent
On April 13, the Japanese government announced that it had approved a plan by Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. (Tepco) to discharge treated water currently being stored in tanks at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. It is important to highlight specific concerns with …
Read More »IAEA Verifies Iran’s 60% Enrichment
Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Gharibabadi said on Sunday that IAEA has verified Iran’s 60% uranium enrichment. The IAEA released a report to verify that on April 17 that Iran has started producing UF6 with 60% purity through feeding UF6 gas with 5% purity simultaneously …
Read More »Grossi: IAEA’s Presence Is Expanding
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has a clear mandate, but the climate crisis and the economic impact of the pandemic mean that, on behalf of its Member States, it needs to have a more visible presence than has traditionally been the case, its director general said yesterday during the …
Read More »IAEA Backs Fukushima Water Discharge, Ready to Give Technical Support
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday it supports Japan’s decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea and stands ready to provide technical assistance in monitoring the discharge. The U.N. nuclear watchdog reiterated that the water release is in line with international practice …
Read More »Iran’s Envoy to IAEA: Enrichment not Halted in Natanz
Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Qaribabadi emphasized on Monday that uranium enrichment at Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Complex has not been halted. Ambassador Qaribababdi who was speaking in a TV interview in Vienna stressed that the damaged IR1 centrifuges were replaced with machines capable of 50% …
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