Topic: Nuclear Proliferation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to sanction Iran's petrochemical industry, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, seeking to raise pressure on Tehran after fresh allegations it may be pursuing nuclear weapons.The sources said Washington wanted to send a ...
The United States on Friday welcomed the UN atomic watchdog's resolution of "deep and increasing concern" about Iran's nuclear activities and called for more pressure on Tehran to end them.A White House statement said an International Atomic Energy Agency report explains "in ...
Top US lawmakers pressed President Barack Obama in a letter released Friday to pile pressure on Iran to halt its suspect nuclear program by imposing stiff sanctions on its central bank."Sanctioning the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) would impose powerful financial pressure ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House welcomed a resolution on Iran's nuclear program on Friday by the United Nations nuclear watchdog, and said it will increase pressure on Tehran to abandon its drive for an atomic bomb.White House Press Secretary Jay Carney ...
VIENNA (Reuters) - The 35-nation board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog looked set on Friday to censure Iran over mounting suspicions it is seeking to develop atom bombs, after the six big powers overcame divisions on how to best deal with a ...
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Defense Minister Ehud Barak tried to reassure Israelis about the government's resolve on Thursday after he appeared to empathize with Iran's controversial nuclear quest during an American television interview.Barak's suggestion that, were he Iranian, he would "probably" seek the ...
Looking to heap economic pressure on Iran over its suspect nuclear program, US senators on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at collapsing the country's central bank with tough new sanctions."This, in my judgment, is one of the few remaining actions short of an ...
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he would raise American concerns about the unintended consequences of any military action against Iran during talks with his Israeli counterpart on Friday, including its potential impact on the world economy.Tension ...
VIENNA (Reuters) - Major powers closed ranks on Thursday to increase pressure on Iran to address fears about its atomic ambitions, and the U.N. nuclear chief said it was his duty to "alert the world" about suspected Iranian efforts to develop atom ...
Elevated levels of the radioactive element iodine-131 that were detected in several nations have been identified as likely originating at a Hungarian research institute, nuclear authorities said Thursday.Hungarian officials said the leak probably came from the Budapest-based Institute of Isotopes, the International ...
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