Topic: Tehran

UN nuclear agency puts Iran on the spot

Iran was under fresh scrutiny Wednesday after the UN atomic watchdog released reams of what it called "credible" intelligence suggesting Tehran had worked on developing nuclear weapons.With Washington threatening to increase international pressure on Iran and Israel's president stoking speculation of a ...

Iran says U.S. plot suspect is anti-Tehran militant

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has complained to the United Nations about a U.S. accusation it tried to assassinate a Saudi diplomat, saying one of the alleged plotters Washington calls an Iranian military official is really a member of an anti-Tehran rebel group.Foreign ...

U.S. says IAEA report on Iran next week critical

CANNES, France, NOV 3 -CANNES, France (Reuters) - A report due next week from the IAEA nuclear watchdog will be an important opportunity for the world to assess whether Iran is meeting international obligations in its nuclear program, the White House said ...

Iran's Ahmadinejad says West set to plunder Libya

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Western countries supported Muammar Gaddafi when it suited them but bombed the Libyan leader when he no longer served their purpose in order to "plunder" the north African country's oil wealth, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday.While Tehran ...

US 'pressing IAEA to release Iran nuclear data'

US President Barack Obama is calling on UN nuclear inspectors to release data showing Iran is designing nuclear weapons technology in a bid to further isolate Tehran, a report said on Sunday.The White House push for the release of International Atomic Energy ...

U.S. hopes IAEA report clearer on Iran nuclear fears

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The United States hopes the U.N. atomic watchdog will be more detailed about its concerns Iran is covertly developing nuclear missiles in a report due out next month, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Thursday.But it is too early ...

Texas nuclear physics student on trial in Iran

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian studying nuclear physics in the United States went on trial in Tehran Tuesday for having contact with "hostile countries," his lawyer said.Amir Kokabi, 28, a University of Texas graduate student, was arrested at departures at Tehran airport ...

Alarmed West dismisses Iran nuclear "charm offensive"

VIENNA (Reuters) - Western powers said on Wednesday an Iranian "charm offensive" had failed to dispel mounting fears Iran may be working to develop a nuclear bomb, but Washington's envoy did not rule out engaging with Tehran after it offered fresh talks.Glyn ...

Iran stresses its nuclear "rights" in letter to EU

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has told the EU's foreign policy chief it is ready to hold fresh nuclear talks, but won't back down on its "rights" in its nuclear row with the West.The letter from Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili to ...

Iran's nuclear advance may add to Western worries

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is making headway toward rolling out advanced uranium enrichment machines that could speed up its production of nuclear reactor fuel as well as weapons-grade material if, as the West fears, it ultimately tries to assemble atomic bombs.But it ...