Topic: International Atomic Energy Agency

IAEA to say Iran nearing nuclear capability: report

(Reuters) - Intelligence provided to the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency shows that Iran has mastered the critical steps needed to build a nuclear weapon, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.According to the intelligence, Iran appears to have received crucial technical assistance ...

Analysis: Russia, China may blunt Western pressure on Iran

VIENNA (Reuters) - Russian and Chinese reluctance may complicate any Western campaign to parlay a U.N. watchdog report this month into political momentum for tougher sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, diplomats and analysts say.The report by the International Atomic ...

Russia, China pressuring IAEA on Iran: diplomats

Russia and China are urging the UN atomic agency to soften or even not issue an eagerly awaited report detailing Iran's suspected efforts to develop nuclear weapons, diplomats told AFP on Tuesday."It does seem like the Russians and Chinese are pressuring the ...

U.N. report seen worsening fear over Iran nuclear plans

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog is expected to publish intelligence soon pointing to military dimensions to Iran's nuclear activities but stopping short of saying explicitly that Tehran is trying to build atom bombs, Western diplomats say.Russian and Chinese reluctance may ...

US 'pressing IAEA to release Iran nuclear data'

US President Barack Obama is calling on UN nuclear inspectors to release data showing Iran is designing nuclear weapons technology in a bid to further isolate Tehran, a report said on Sunday.The White House push for the release of International Atomic Energy ...

"Strong" IAEA report may pile pressure on Iran

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog is expected to raise international pressure on Iran with a report next month likely to heighten suspicions about the Islamic state's atomic ambitions, Western diplomats said on Friday.But they said it was unclear whether the ...

U.S. hopes IAEA report clearer on Iran nuclear fears

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The United States hopes the U.N. atomic watchdog will be more detailed about its concerns Iran is covertly developing nuclear missiles in a report due out next month, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Thursday.But it is too early ...

Israel feels heat at UN atomic agency

Israel found itself on the sharp end Friday of an Arab-sponsored resolution adopted at the UN atomic agency's annual meeting criticising the country for its alleged nuclear weapons arsenal.The resolution, approved by a large majority at the general council of the 151-nation ...

Arabs to avoid targeting Israel at U.N. atom meeting

VIENNA (Reuters) - Arab states will refrain from targeting Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal at a global meeting of U.N. atomic agency member countries next week, diplomats say, an unexpected gesture of restraint sure to be welcomed by the West.It would ...

US, EU slam NKorea at UN atomic agency

The United States and the European Union sharply criticised North Korea on Wednesday as the board of the UN atomic agency was briefed on Pyongyang's nuclear activities.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s latest report "is testimony to the long history of the ...