Topic: Tehran

IAEA chief says to meet Iran FM, wants cooperation

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear chief said on Wednesday that he planned to meet with Iran's foreign minister next week and that he was "quite concerned" over plans by Tehran to triple uranium production capacity.Yukiya Amano, director general of the U.N. ...
UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano said Friday he had been invited to visit Iran by the head of the country's atomic organisation Fereydoon Abbasi Davani, but added he was awaiting clarification."Dr. Abbassi invited me to Tehran," Amano told journalists on the ...
World powers expressed "deeper concern" Thursday about the intention behind Iran's controversial atomic drive in face of its refusal to answer questions about possible military dimensions to the work.A day after Iran announced it was expanding uranium enrichment -- the most senstive ...

Iran to triple capacity to enrich uranium to 20%

Tehran announced plans on Wednesday to triple its capacity to enrich uranium to 20 percent level when it transfers the work to the secretive Fordo plant later this year, a move Washington dubbed provocative."We will transfer the 20 percent enrichment from (the ...
UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano turned up the heat on Syria and Iran -- both accused of illicit nuclear activity -- as the body's policy-making board of governors began a meeting in Vienna on Monday.Tehran and Damascus are both accused of ...

Iran rejects IAEA report on nuclear program

A senior Iranian nuclear official on Wednesday dismissed a UN nuclear watchdog's new report on Tehran's atomic drive and its possible military aspects, saying it is based on "unfounded allegations.""The report brings up repetitive and boring content... based on unfounded allegations and ...
The UN nuclear watchdog said Tuesday it has received new information on possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme, heightening concerns about the true nature of Tehran's atomic drive.In a restricted new report, a copy of which was obtained by AFP, the ...

EU significantly extends sanctions against Iran

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union significantly extended its sanctions against Iran Monday, reflecting mounting frustration over a lack of progress in nuclear talks with Tehran.EU foreign ministers agreed at a meeting in Brussels to add more than 100 new entities to ...

Ahmadinejad insists Iran ready for nuclear talks

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that Tehran is "ready for a dialogue" with the world powers on the nuclear issue and hopes that future meetings will yield results."The best solution is cooperation," Ahmadinejad insisted in an interview on state television. ...

EU says nuclear talks with Iran again in limbo

The European Union cast doubt Wednesday on hopes of a quick resumption of stalled nuclear talks with Iran, saying a message from Tehran to kickstart the negotiations offered nothing new.While Iran announced it had sent a letter Tuesday to EU foreign policy ...