Topic: Tehran
Iran on Saturday confirmed it was producing components to make centrifuges -- the device which enriches uranium -- at a factory which it said was not secret as claimed by an opposition group."The factory mentioned by Monafeghin (hypocrites) is not a new ...
Iran is not making fast progress towards acquiring a nuclear weapon, a US expert said Friday, adding he believed Tehran would still need another two years to achieve that goal."Iran is not moving as fast as it could. They've been at it ...
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has received new information regarding allegations of possible military aspects to Iran's disputed nuclear program, the agency said in a report.The confidential report, obtained by Reuters on Friday, listed several areas of concerns the International ...
Iran said on Tuesday that the chief of the UN atomic watchdog is under "political pressure" when it comes to the Islamic republic's nuclear programme."It is clear that statements that are ambiguous or seek to create confusion are made under political pressure," ...
Abdullah Gul arrived in Tehran on Sunday on his first trip as Turkish president aimed at boosting economic and political ties with the Islamic republic.During his visit which ends on Wednesday, Gul will meet senior officials including his counterpart President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ...
President Abdullah Gul said Turkey backs a negotiated settlement of the Iran nuclear issue by dialogue, as he prepared to travel to Tehran on his maiden official visit, state media reported."Turkey wants a solution for Iran's nuclear issue through negotiations and dialogue," ...
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran hopes to resume talks with world powers concerned about its nuclear programme, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday, after negotiations ended in stalemate and with no clear agreement to meet again."If the other party is determined and committed ...
World powers Saturday failed to persuade Iran to take steps to ease suspicions over its nuclear programme as the defiant Islamic republic insisted on uranium enrichment.The two-day talks in Istanbul between Iran and the six world powers ended without progress and no ...
VIENNA (Reuters) - Major powers believe sanctions and setbacks to Iran's nuclear program may have strengthened their hand before talks with a still-defiant Tehran, but chances of real progress at this week's meeting in Istanbul look slim.Tougher punitive measures over the last ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - On the eve of nuclear talks in Turkey, Tehran's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday that U.S. President Barack Obama's policy of engaging Iran has failed and he is repeating some of the mistakes of his predecessor.The West suspects ...