TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi has called for an action by the UN Security Council (UNSC) to tackle rising Israeli threats to Tehran's nuclear program, Tasnim news agency reported Wednesday. In a letter to the UNSC on Tuesday, Takht Ravanchi said over the past months, the number and intensity […]
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh speaks during a press conference in Tehran on Feb 22, 2021. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Monday that Iran and the European Union European Union will discuss nuclear topics in Brussels, capital of Belgium, in coming days. Making the remarks during his weekly […]
In this March 10, 2021 photo, the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen from the coast of Futaba town in Fukushima prefecture. (Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) Japan’s goal of reducing carbon emissions by 46 percent by 2030 is based on the assumption it will restart 30 of its […]
In this June 21, 2021 photo, the ROK's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk speaks to his US and Japanese counterparts during their trilateral meeting at a hotel in Seoul. (JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP) SEOUL – The Republic of Korea's (ROK) top nuclear envoy will visit Washington this weekend […]
Deputy Secretary General/Political Director of the European External Action Service Enrique Mora speaks to journalists outside the 'Grand Hotel Wien' after the closed-door nuclear talks in Vienna on June 20, 2021. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) PARIS – A pending visit to Tehran by the European Union's coordinator for talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal […]
This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies on March 10, 2021, shows the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant at Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, on Feb 28, 2011, nearly 10 years after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area causing a nuclear disaster. (HANDOUT / SATELLITE IMAGE ©2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES […]
TEHRAN/MOSCOW – A senior Iranian lawmaker on Wednesday announced that the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal will resume soon, Tasnim news agency reported. Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, spokesperson for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian parliament, said that "negotiations will begin soon and in the […]
In this March 10, 2021 photo, the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen from the coast of Futaba town in Fukushima prefecture. (KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP) TOKYO – Japan aims to expand renewable energy as much as possible and restart nuclear power plants whose safety has been confirmed, […]
DUBAI – Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday that US officials tried to discuss restarting nuclear talks last month, but he insisted Washington must first release $10 billion of Tehran's frozen funds as a sign of good will. Iran has rejected direct talks with the United States, and indirect talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear […]
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi addresses the media during a news conference behind plexiglass shields regarding the agency's monitoring of Iran's nuclear energy program, at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, June 7, 2021. (LISA LEUTNER / AP) VIENNA – The head of the United Nations atomic agency has said […]
TOKYO, Sep 27, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is participating in “The Group of Vienna,” a collaborative initiative of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) working with 13 leading companies in the nuclear industry from around the world. The Group was established at the suggestion of IAEA Director […]
An Iranian flag flys outside the Vienna International Centre hosting the United Nations headquarters and the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on July 3, 2014. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) NEW YORK – Iran will return to talks on resuming compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal “very soon,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told […]
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on September 21, 2021 shows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addressing the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly from Tehran. (HO / IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday that his country does not trust the promises made by the […]
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attends the IAEA 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) VIENNA – The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) nuclear program is going "full steam ahead", […]
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh speaks during a press conference in Tehran on Feb 22, 2021. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) Iran may hold talks on restoring the 2015 nuclear accord with world powers on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week as the country looks to make further changes to its […]
In this file photo on Oct 22, 2013, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks during United Nations day in Tehran. (PHOTO / AFP) Iran on Tuesday named senior diplomat Ali Bagheri Kani to replace Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, a seasoned diplomat and chief negotiator in talks on Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world […]
The Iranian national flag is seen outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters during the agency's Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on March 1, 2021. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) The agreement reached between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran on Sunday should be viewed as a positive and constructive development. In a […]
A handout picture provided by Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Sept 12, 2021 shows the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi (centre) being welcomed by AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi (rght) upon his arrival in the capital Tehran for a meeting with the head of the AEOI. (ATOMIC ENERGY […]
This handout photo taken on Aug 13, 2021 and provided by the Republic of Korea's Defense Ministry on Sept 7, 2021 shows the locally-developed, diesel-powered 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine during its commissioning ceremony on the southern island of Geoje, ROK. The country is said to have test-fired a ballistic missile from the submarine. (HANDOUT […]
The Iranian national flag is seen outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters during the agency's Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on March 1, 2021. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) TEHRAN – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should remain impartial towards Iran's nuclear program, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iranian representative to the international organizations in Vienna, […]