Topic: Ali Akbar Salehi

Iran says dialogue of 'equals' possible with US

Iran may consider dialogue with the United States as long as it is between "equals" and Washington respects its people's rights, Foreign Minster Ali Akbar Salehi said in an interview on Friday."We have not ruled out establishing relations with other countries barring ...

Iran confirms making nuclear centrifuge parts

Iran on Saturday confirmed it was producing components to make centrifuges -- the device which enriches uranium -- at a factory which it said was not secret as claimed by an opposition group."The factory mentioned by Monafeghin (hypocrites) is not a new ...

Iran seeks Salehi's replacement as atomic chief

Iran will soon find a successor to atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi, who this week officially took over as foreign minister, a top aide of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday."God willing, his successor in this organisation will soon be known," Esfandiar ...

Defiant Iran says enriching uranium 'strongly'

A defiant Iran said on Saturday its controversial uranium enrichment programme was progressing "very strongly," as it opened the doors of two of its nuclear sites to foreign diplomats.The declaration by foreign minister and atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi came just days ...
Assailants on motorcycles attached magnetized bombs to the cars of two nuclear scientists in Tehran on Monday, killing one and wounding another who is on a U.N. sanctions list for suspect activity. The other scientist, who died in the attack and does ...
Assailants on motorcycles attached bombs to the cars of two nuclear scientists as they were driving to work in Tehran Monday, killing one and wounding the other, state media and officials said.. At least two other Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed ...

Iran ready for immediate nuclear fuel talks

Iran said on Friday it was ready for immediate talks with the United States, Russia and France over an exchange of nuclear fuel and added that it was also against stockpiling higher enriched uranium.The comments by the Islamic republic's atomic chief Ali ...
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi lashed out at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday for dismissing UN sanctions and urged the government to brief people about the impact of the measures."To say that this resolution is like a 'used hankie' will not ...
Iran has told the UN nuclear body that two of its inspectors will be prevented from coming to the country after they leaked information and filed false reports, ISNA news agency reported Monday quoting atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi.Salehi said the names ...

Iran to build 'powerful' new nuclear reactor

Iran plans to construct a new nuclear reactor for radio-isotope production that is "more powerful" than its Tehran research facility, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday.Salehi said Tehran will be also ready with its first batch of fuel plates for ...
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