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Iran boosts nuclear work despite sanctions: IAEA

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran's total production of low-enriched uranium has risen by around 15 percent since May to reach 2.8 tonnes, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report said, showing Tehran is pushing ahead with disputed work despite tougher sanctions. The confidential report, obtained ...

EU tells Iran talks must focus on nuclear issue

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has welcomed a declaration by Iran that it is willing to resume dialogue but says talks must focus on Tehran's nuclear programme, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The letter by EU foreign affairs chief ...

Top U.N. nuclear watchdog inspector resigns

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday its top investigator Olli Heinonen, head of probes into Iran and Syria, will leave his position for personal reasons after nearly 30 years at the Vienna-based agency. Heinonen, 63, is head of ...

Obama, Saudi King Abdullah urge Iran over nuclear program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Tuesday voiced "strong support" for international efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program, which the West says masks a secret drive to develop the capability for an atomic bomb, the White ...

Iran bars 2 IAEA inspectors: report

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not allow two inspectors who authored the U.N. nuclear watchdog's last report about the Islamic Republic's nuclear program to enter the country, a senior official said on Monday in a report carried by the semi-official ISNA news ...

Iran to unveil nuclear fuel advance: top official

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will unveil a new advance in its nuclear program in the coming months, the head of its Atomic Energy Organization was quoted as saying on Saturday, in comments that showed defiance in the face of new U.N. sanctions. ...

U.S. wary of nuclear blast to stop Gulf oil leak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The official in charge of managing the U.S. response to the oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday downplayed the possibility of using a nuclear or other explosive device to try to seal off the well. ...

France says world must adopt new Iran sanctions

PARIS (Reuters) - A report by U.N. watchdog saying Iran is stepping up uranium enrichment measures leaves world powers no alternative but to push for sanctions, France's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. "In light of the report, the Six (five permanent members ...

Iran expands atom work, bomb fear remains: IAEA

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has been preparing extra equipment for higher-level uranium enrichment but has allowed U.N. inspectors better oversight at the site, according to a confidential U.N. nuclear watchdog report obtained by Reuters. Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency ...

Government sees "multiple means to isolate Iran, North Korea

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will pursue "multiple means" to isolate Iran and North Korea ifthey ignore their international obligations over their nuclear programs, according to President Barack Obama's national security strategy unveiled on Thursday. The wide-ranging document, which is required ...
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