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Nuclear information safe with us, IAEA tells Iran

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday it protects the confidentiality of information gathered during inspections, indirectly rejecting an Iranian accusation it would feed sensitive information to Washington.Relations between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have become ...

Iran says won't discuss nuclear issue with big six

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday the Islamic state would not discuss the nuclear issue in proposed talks with major powers, state television reported.His comments will likely further deepen Western skepticism about the chances of a negotiated solution ...

EU's Ashton reinvites Iran to hold nuclear talks

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton reissued an invitation to Iran on Friday to hold talks on its nuclear program in Vienna next month, after receiving no formal reply to a previous invitation.In a letter to Iran's ...

Israel warns vs targeting it at U.N. nuclear body

VIENNA (Reuters) - Israel warned the U.N. nuclear watchdog Friday that an Arab-led push to target the Jewish state in a resolution could deal a "fatal blow" to future cooperation on boosting Middle East security.An Israeli delegate at the annual assembly of ...

Iran expert to become top U.N. nuclear investigator

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has selected an Iran expert and IAEA insider to head all of its inspections worldwide, diplomats said on Monday.Belgian Herman Nackaerts, 59, is expected to head the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) safeguards department which ...

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 by ...

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 Catherine ...

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 the ...

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 ...