In this May 24, 2021 file photo, the flag of Iran waves in front of the International Center building with the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria. (FLORIAN SCHROETTER / AP) TEHRAN – A top Iranian security official reaffirmed on Tuesday that Iran did not and will not back down from […]
Enrique Mora, deputy secretary-general of the European External Action Service, speaks to reporters after a meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria, on Dec 3, 2021. (GUO CHEN / XINHUA) BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON – The European Union is assessing Iran's response to what the bloc has called its "final" proposal to […]
This picture taken on March 5, 2022 shows the unit 3 reactor building and storage tanks (foreground) for contaminated water at the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) TOKYO – The chemical waste, that is extremely high in carcinogens and stored near Japan's […]
In this May 24, 2021 file photo, the flag of Iran waves in front of the International Center building with the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria. (FLORIAN SCHROETTER / AP) TEHRAN – An Iranian parliament committee said on Sunday that the talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal must result […]
TEHRAN – An Iranian diplomat said Friday that the European Union proposals for reviving a 2015 nuclear deal would be acceptable only if the fulfillment of Iran's demands is ensured, according to the official news agency IRNA. READ MORE: EU proposes 'final text' for reviving Iran nuclear deal The diplomat said on condition of anonymity that […]
In this May 24, 2021 photo, the flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. (MICHAEL GRUBER/GETTY IMAGES EUROPE VIA BLOOMBERG) TEHRAN – Iranian negotiators in the nuclear talks have been ignoring "threats and empty deadlines" by the West in order to […]
The Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, being held from Aug 1 to 26, is a crucial opportunity for the international community to restore the fundamentals of the global nuclear order. Especially, because the NPT has the largest membership of any arms control agreement－191 state parties. […]
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a press statement at EU headquarters in Brussels on Feb 27, 2022. (STEPHANIE LECOCQ, POOL PHOTO VIA AP) VIENNA/TEHRAN – The European Union on Monday put forward a final text of the draft decision on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, while awaiting political decisions from […]
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian looks on during a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart in Tehran, on July 20, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – Iran does not seek possession of nuclear weapons, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday. Regarding the […]
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidential office on April 10, 2021, shows the head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEIO) spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi listening as the country's president (not pictured) delivers a speech on Iran's National Nuclear Technology Day, in the capital Tehran. (IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP) TEHRAN – Iran's negotiating […]
A woman walks past a screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a DPRK missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on June 5, 2022. (ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The Democratic People's Republic of Korea made preparations for a nuclear test during the first six months of this year, […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, right, holds a joint press conference with visiting European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, left, in Tehran, Iran, on June 25, 2022. (IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / HANDOUT VIA XINHUA) TEHRAN – A new round of talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers […]
In this photo taken on June 25, 2022, people attend a mass rally to mark the "day of struggle against US imperialism", on the 72nd anniversary of the three-year Korean War, which began on June 25, 1950, at the plaza of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in Pyongyang. (KIM WONG JIN / AFP) SEOUL […]
In this photo taken on June 25, 2022, people attend a mass rally to mark the "day of struggle against US imperialism", on the 72nd anniversary of the three-year Korean War, which began on June 25, 1950, at the plaza of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in Pyongyang. (KIM WONG JIN / AFP) SEOUL […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to media prior to the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations in New York, the US, on Aug 1, 2022. (PHOTO / IC) When United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that "humanity is just one […]
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani (right) and members of his delegation are seen leaving the Coburg Palais, venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) meeting aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna on Dec 3, 2021. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) DUBAI – Iran has responded to top European Union […]
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a press statement at EU headquarters in Brussels on Feb 27, 2022. (STEPHANIE LECOCQ, POOL PHOTO VIA AP) The European Union's foreign policy chief said on Tuesday he has proposed a new draft text to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying there is no room […]
Chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami looks down as he delivers a speech during the International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference, an annual meeting of all the IAEA member states, at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on Sept 20, 2021. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) DUBAI – Iran will keep the […]
The flags of Iran flutter during a sandstorm in the south of the capital Tehran on July 4, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) DUBAI – Iran said on Saturday its security forces had arrested a network of agents working for Israel before they were able to carry out sabotage and "terrorist operations", state media reported. […]
In this Feb 23, 2017 file photo, storage tanks for contaminated water stand at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant of the Tokyo Electric Power Company in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. (TOMOHIRO OHSUMI / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) The plan has encountered stiff resistance from fishing unions in the region which fear its […]
This file photo taken on Nov 10, 2019 shows an Iranian flag in Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Wednesday that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons and […]
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a press conference with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran, June 25, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday night called on the White House […]
Iranians walk down a street in the capital Tehran on Dec 28, 2021. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) DUBAI – Iran has imposed sanctions on 61 more Americans, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, for backing an Iranian dissident group, Tehran said on Saturday as months of talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal remained […]
In this May 24, 2021 file photo, the flag of Iran waves in front of the International Center building with the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria. (FLORIAN SCHROETTER / AP) BRUSSELS – Negotiations to bring Iran back into compliance with a landmark 2015 nuclear accord are coming to an […]
The flags of Iran flutter during a sandstorm in the south of the capital Tehran on July 4, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – The Iranian military warned the United States and Israel on Friday against threatening Iran with force, Iranian media reported, after US President Joe Biden said he would use force as […]
US President Joe Biden (left) and Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, speak to each other after signing a security pledge in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2022. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP) JERUSALEM – US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge on Thursday to deny Iran nuclear arms, a […]
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, the United States, on July 26, 2021. (TING SHEN / XINHUA) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden said he would use force as a last resort to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon as he began a trip to the Middle East. […]
Storage tanks hold treated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, as seen on April 13, 2021. (KYODO NEWS VIA AP) TOKYO – Japan's push to restart nuclear reactors, shut down after the Fukushima disaster a decade ago, could get a tailwind as the governing coalition looks set for […]
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani leaves the Palais Coburg, venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) meeting that aims at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna, Dec 27, 2021. (ALEX HALADA / AFP) TEHRAN – Iran's chief nuclear negotiator will travel soon to Doha to negotiate the lifting of sanctions […]
High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, gives a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, on June 25, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – Iran and the European Union announced here on Saturday the resumption of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States in the coming […]