Topic: Nuclear Proliferation

Iran's boycott of a rare UN atomic agency forum on creating a Middle East free of nuclear weapons was "not helpful to their cause", the chairman of the event said Tuesday."I think it is to be regretted that Iran did not participate," ...

EU agrees deal on new sanctions on Iran

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed in principle on Tuesday to sanction some 200 Iranian people, companies and organizations, adding to measures imposed by the United States, Britain and Canada due to suspicions that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons.Iran ...

Iran blasts new Western sanctions

An angry Iran and its powerful ally Russia on Tuesday slammed new Western sanctions imposed on Tehran over its suspect nuclear programme, saying they were illegal and futile.The measures against Iran's financial, petrochemical and energy sectors announced Monday by the United States, ...

Iran snubs 'useless' UN Mideast atomic forum

Iran angrily stayed away Monday from a UN atomic agency forum on creating a Middle East free of nuclear weapons that saw Israel under fire from Arab nations for its alleged possession of the bomb.Iran's ambassador to the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy ...

Iran boycott mars rare Middle East nuclear talks

VIENNA (Reuters) - Israel and its Arab neighbors sat in the same room on Monday for rare discussions on banning nuclear weapons in the Middle East, although the meeting was marred by the absence of boycotting Iran.Participants described the first day of ...
Iran dares Israel to attack, because the retaliation would send the Jewish state to "the dustbin of history," a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said, according to the Fars news agency Monday."Our greatest wish is that they commit such a mistake," the chief ...

Iran parliament to review ties with U.N. nuclear body

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's parliament will review relations with the U.N. nuclear watchdog over its latest report that said the Islamic state's nuclear activities appeared to have military dimensions, speaker Ali Larijani was quoted as saying on Sunday.The 35-nation governing board of ...

Iran defiant after U.N. nuclear resolution

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian media on Saturday described a resolution from the U.N. nuclear watchdog expressing "deep and increasing concern" about the country's atomic program as a victory, celebrating the fact it does not call for new U.N. sanctions.But Washington has already ...

U.S., Russia, China united on Iran: White House

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The White House said on Saturday that Iran is facing an unprecedented degree of isolation, with major world powers united in their opposition to Tehran getting a nuclear weapon."Russia, China and the United States I can tell ...

U.N. nuclear watchdog board rebukes defiant Iran

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog board censured Iran on Friday over mounting suspicions it is trying to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran said the move would only strengthen its determination to press on with sensitive work.Almost unanimously, the agency's 35-nation ...