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World powers set for new round of Iran nuke talks

Iran and six world powers remain split on terms of a nuclear deal because Tehran is resisting demands that it suspends work on a plutonium-producing reactor and downgrade its stockpile of higher-enriched uranium to a level that cannot quickly be turned into the core of an atomic bomb, France’s foreign minister said Saturday. Laurent Fabius’ […] Continue reading →

U.S. sees ‘troubling’ Iran nuclear moves, urges steps by Tehran

The United States said on Wednesday it saw “troubling developments” in Iran’s nuclear program and called on the country’s new president to take concrete steps soon to ease concerns about Tehran’s aims. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate, has pledged to smooth Iran’s relations with world powers to help ease stringent international sanctions imposed […] Continue reading →

Iran pushes ahead in building nuclear reactor

Iran appears to be making headway in building a “research reactor” that could yield potential nuclear weapon material, adding to Western concerns about Tehran’s atomic aims, experts and diplomats say. The West’s worries about Iran are focused largely on underground uranium enrichment plants at Natanz and Fordow, but it is also pressing ahead with construction […] Continue reading →