Topic: Russia

U.N. nuclear watchdog board rebukes defiant Iran

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog board of governors censured Iran on Friday over mounting suspicions it may be seeking to develop atomic bombs, after the six big powers overcame divisions on how to best deal with a defiant Tehran.But the ...

Powers pressure Iran, IAEA chief "alerts world"

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 ...

U.N. nuclear chief says "must alert world" about Iran

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear chief said on Thursday it was his duty to "alert the world" about suspected work in Iran to develop atomic bombs, and major powers prepared to intensify the pressure on the Islamic state.International Atomic Energy Agency ...

Iran faces big power pressure, IAEA wants mission

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog wants to send a high-level mission to Iran to address mounting concerns it may be seeking to design atom bombs, its head said on Thursday, and Tehran was expected to face censure at a meeting ...

Powers make "progress" on IAEA Iran resolution

VIENNA (Reuters) - World powers are making progress in narrowing their differences on how to respond to a U.N. watchdog report that aired intelligence suggesting Iran has worked on designing a nuclear weapon, Western diplomats said on Wednesday.They said officials from the ...

Soviet scientist denies helping Iran develop atomic bomb

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Soviet scientist has denied being the brains behind Iran's nuclear program, despite U.S. media reports that he helped put Tehran on the threshold of making an atomic bomb, a Russian newspaper said on Thursday.The United Nations' nuclear watchdog ...

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 ...

Hunt on for Russian nuclear smuggler: US report

Authorities in the ex-Soviet republic of Moldova are hunting the alleged Russian mastermind of a failed plan to sell weapons-grade uranium on the black market, a new US Senate report said Tuesday.AFP reported in June that Moldova police had arrested six suspects ...

Two Koreas to hold nuclear talks Wednesday

Top North and South Korean envoys will meet in Beijing on Wednesday for a second round of talks aimed at restarting stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament negotiations, Seoul's foreign ministry said.The ministry gave no further details Monday of the meeting between the South's ...

Iran, Russia claim 'first step' to nuclear deal

Russia and Iran on Wednesday said a new Russian plan had a real chance of solving the standoff over the Iranian nuclear drive, despite the failure of past initiatives to end a decade of deadlock.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomed his Iranian ...
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