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Iran says it watered down, converted over 200 kg of enriched uranium

Iran said on Saturday it had completed watering down and converting more than 200 kilograms (440 lb) of enriched uranium under a deal reached in Geneva last November with world powers over its disputed nuclear program. “Based on the agreement with the West, we were supposed to have half of our 200 kilogram stock of […] Continue reading →

Missing radioactive material may pose ‘dirty bomb’ threat: IAEA

About 140 cases of missing or unauthorized use of nuclear and radioactive material were reported to the U.N. atomic agency in 2013, highlighting the challenges facing world leaders at a nuclear security summit next week. Any loss or theft of highly enriched uranium, plutonium or different types of radioactive sources is potentially serious as al […] Continue reading →

Iran sets ‘red lines’ ahead of fresh nuclear talks

Iran laid out “red lines” Monday related to its ballistic missile programme, nuclear sites and uranium enrichment ahead of fresh nuclear talks with world powers. President Hassan Rouhani insisted Iran was “serious” about the negotiations, as his negotiators warned they would not back down on some of the thorniest issues of the decade-long dispute. Negotiations […] Continue reading →

Iran agrees new action to address U.N. nuclear concerns

Iran agreed on Sunday to take seven further steps within three months under a deal with the U.N. atomic watchdog meant to help allay international concern about Tehran’s nuclear program. A diplomatic source said one of the measures related to a long-stalled investigation by the U.N. nuclear agency into possible military dimensions to Iran’s atomic […] Continue reading →

Iran, UN focus on Iran’s alleged nuclear arms work

Iran is signaling that it will cooperate this weekend with U.N. experts visiting the country to investigate alleged nuclear weapons activity it has steadfastly denied, a potentially promising step in a probe that has been stalled for six years. But with Iran still denying any attempt to make such arms, the investigators must tread carefully. […] Continue reading →

Cheney: Military Action Against Iran May Be Inevitable

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that negotiations with Iranian leaders about their country’s nuclear program will fail unless there is a threat of military action by the United States. “I have trouble seeing how we’re going to achieve our objective short of that,” Cheney said on ABC’s “This Week,” after being asked if […] Continue reading →

IAEA Boss Says Fukushima Water Leak Urgent

International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Yukiya Amano on Monday characterized the leak of radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant as “a matter of high priority that needs to be addressed urgently.” Amano pledged to send a team to Japan this autumn to deal with the increasingly worrisome problem. Meanwhile, plant operator TEPCO announced […] Continue reading →

Ageing nuclear reactors pose safety challenge: IAEA

Significant progress was made last year in strengthening nuclear safety around the world, the U.N. atomic watchdog said in its annual review, despite the “challenge” posed by a large number of ageing reactors. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published the report shortly before a protest on Monday by Greenpeace activists targeting one of France’s […] Continue reading →

Arabs press Iran on atomic reactor safety

Arab Gulf states sought reassurances from Iran at a U.N. nuclear agency meeting this week over the safety of its only atomic energy plant, which is located in an earthquake-prone coastal area, diplomats said on Thursday. The Bushehr facility on Iran’s Gulf coast is a growing worry for nearby countries: if radiation ever does escape […] Continue reading →

Russia, China join West in pressing Iran at U.N. nuclear meeting

China and Russia joined four Western powers in pressing Iran on Wednesday to cooperate with a stalled investigation by the U.N. nuclear agency into suspected atomic research by the Islamic state. In a joint statement intended to signal their unity in the decade-old dispute over Iran’s nuclear program, the six powers said they were “deeply […] Continue reading →

Iran pushes ahead in building nuclear reactor

Iran appears to be making headway in building a �research reactor Continue reading →

Ahmadinejad Says, ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ - Again

Ahmadinejad says he is ready to make a deal with the West with limits on enriched uranium � but he is sure the other side won�t accept it. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday he is ready to make a deal with the West with limits on enriched uranium. However, he is sure the other […] Continue reading →

Iran accuses IAEA of passing nuclear secrets to Israel

DUBAI (Reuters) - A senior Iranian lawmaker accused the UN nuclear watchdog on Sunday of passing confidential details of Iran’s atomic work to Israel, and a military commander said Tehran may consider a pre-emptive strike on the Jewish state if it looked set to attack. Javad Jahangirzadeh, a member of parliament’s presiding board, said International […] Continue reading →

Iran’s Lies Are Matched by Obama’s

Yesterday, we discussed the latest attempt by the West to entice Iran to resume negotiations over the future of their nuclear program. Those talks, being conducted by European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, the head of the P5+1 group that includes the United States, were described as �useful and constructive Continue reading →

Iran: Saboteurs cut power lines to nuclear bunker

Explosives used to cut power to Fordow plant last month, Iranian nuke chief claims; says “terrorists” have infiltrated IAEA. Explosives were used to cut the electricity power lines to Iran‘s Fordow underground enrichment plant last month in an apparent attempt to sabotage Tehran’s atomic advances, its nuclear energy chief said on Monday. It was believed […] Continue reading →

Panetta: U.S. Will Attack Iran if It Decides to Build Nuke

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Tuesday that if Iran decides to build a nuclear weapon the United States will take military action. Defense Secretary Panetta pictured at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2012. �We have the forces in place to be able to not only defend ourselves, but […] Continue reading →