New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Rafael Mariano Grossi, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, has warmly appreciated India’s achievement in attaining criticality of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu. The landmark step marks a significant advancement in the country’s indigenous nuclear programme and its pursuit of long-term energy sustainability.In a post on his official X account on Wednesday, Grossi described the development as “impressive progress…
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Tehran, April 8 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Wednesday that the two-week ceasefire with the United States does not signal an end to the war, pending negotiations over the details of its 10-point plan. According to Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency, the 10 points are — US commitment to ensure no further acts of aggression; continued Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz; acceptance of Iran’s nuclear enrichment rights; lifting of all primary sanctions; lifting of …
Washington, March 25 (IANS) The United States has sent Iran a sweeping 15-point plan to end the war and dismantle its nuclear programme, media reports said, as President Donald Trump claimed Tehran “would like to make a deal.”The proposal, sent through intermediaries, outlines a broad framework to halt hostilities, curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and reshape its regional posture, according to officials cited by The Wall Street Journal.The document calls for Iran to dismantle its three main …
Washington, March 22 (IANS) Notwithstanding the significant military damage to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, core risks remain intact, including enriched uranium stockpiles and the country’s ability to rebuild its programme according to the UN nuclear watchdog.International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi told the “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on CBS news in an interview aired Sunday that the ongoing conflict has “rolled back the programme considerably…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Sunday said the war in the Middle East has reached a perilous stage with strikes reportedly hitting the Natanz Enrichment Complex in Iran, and the Israeli city of Dimona, where a nuclear facility is located.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is looking into incidents reported in southeastern Iran, and in Israel’s city of Dimona. “No indications of abnormal or increase…
Washington, March 19 (IANS) Military action has badly damaged Iran’s nuclear programme, but it cannot wipe out the knowledge, materials, and industrial capacity that could allow Tehran to rebuild, International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi said in an interview on Thursday. Grossi said the attacks had rolled back the programme “considerably,” but warned that key problems would remain once the fighting stops.“One cannot deny that this has really rolled back the pr…
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the escalating Middle East conflict reflects the failure of the international rules-based order, warning that decades of diplomacy and sanctions have not succeeded in stopping Iran’s nuclear ambitions.Speaking to reporters on Tuesday during a press interaction in Sydney while on an overseas trip, Carney said the current crisis highlights how global institutions have struggled to contain Iran despite years of negotiations and i…
Tehran, March 3 (IANS) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday confirmed that entrance buildings at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility have sustained partial damage, following analysis of satellite images taken over the past two days that appear to show the impact of the ongoing US-Israeli bombing campaign.”Based on the latest available satellite imagery, IAEA can now confirm some recent damage to entrance buildings of Iran’s underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP),” the agen…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s scathing condemnation of India’s so-called “silence” over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei doesn’t hold water, several leaders and experts reckoned on Tuesday.While the West Asia is caught up in throes of a full-blown war, triggered by US-Israeli strikes leading to the killing of Khamenei, the opposition parties in India are questioning the country’s standing and its diplomatic handl…
Washington, March 1 (IANS) Iran proposed a nuclear framework during the latest round of negotiations that would have allowed enrichment capacity “roughly five times more than laid out in the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action)”, reinforcing Washington’s concerns about Tehran’s long-term intentions, senior Trump Administration officials said.Speaking on condition of anonymity, officials described a detailed written proposal presented by Iranian negotiators during talks with the Uni…