Topic: International Atomic Energy Agency

IAEA seeks Iran mission to address nuclear concerns

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog wants to send a special high-level mission to Iran to address mounting concerns the country may be seeking to design nuclear weapons, its head said on Thursday.International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said he ...

Deal near on IAEA Iran resolution: diplomats

World powers were close to overcoming their differences late Wednesday on what message the UN atomic watchdog will send to Iran when its board of governors meets Thursday, diplomats said.Diplomats to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna were "close but ...
Iran is to send an "analytical" response to a report suggesting it was pursuing nuclear weapons, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday, a day before the UN watchdog meets on the issue."We have decided to draft and send an analytical ...

Powers close to deal on IAEA Iran resolution

VIENNA (Reuters) - World powers look set to overcome their differences and agree on a U.N. atomic agency resolution aimed at putting diplomatic pressure on Iran to address mounting fears about its nuclear program, Western diplomats said on Wednesday.The fact that the ...

Arabs, Israel to attend nuclear talks, Iran uncertain

VIENNA (Reuters) - Arab states and Israel plan to attend a rare round of talks next week on efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons but Iran has yet to say whether it will take part, diplomats said on Wednesday.The November ...

Powers nearing deal on IAEA Iran resolution

VIENNA (Reuters) - World powers are narrowing their differences and getting closer to an agreement on how to respond to a U.N. watchdog report that aired intelligence suggesting Iran has been working on designing a nuclear weapon, Western diplomats said Wednesday.They said ...

Powers make "progress" on IAEA Iran resolution

VIENNA (Reuters) - World powers are making progress in narrowing their differences on how to respond to a U.N. watchdog report that aired intelligence suggesting Iran has worked on designing a nuclear weapon, Western diplomats said on Wednesday.They said officials from the ...

EU ministers postpone decision on further Iran sanctions

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers spoke out in favor of tougher sanctions against Iran on Monday, but decided to wait till their next meeting on Dec 1., before taking further action.The ministers, meeting in Brussels, also ruled out any military ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has said he sees no more room for compromise in the battle over Iran's contested nuclear programme, in an interview published Sunday."I think there's no more point in making additional concessions," he told the German news ...

IAEA, Iran spar over bomb work allegations

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog showed letters and satellite images on Friday as part of evidence pointing to military dimensions to Iran's atomic activities, diplomats said, but Tehran's envoy dismissed it as "lousy" intelligence work.Herman Nackaerts, head of nuclear inspections ...