Tehran, April 5 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi condemned a US-Israeli strike near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant earlier in the day and warned of its potential lethal consequences for the West Asia region.Earlier, Tehran confirmed that a projectile hit near Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant on Saturday morning, killing one security worker and damaging a building on the site. It marked the fourth such attack since the US-Israel-Iran conflict began, Xinhua news ag…
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Vienna, March 28 (IANS) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Saturday that Iran had reported new strikes on key facilities, including the heavy water production plant at Khondab. The agency noted that there is no radiation risk from the strike, as the installation contains no declared nuclear material.Taking to social media platform X, the agency announced: “IAEA informed by Iran that the heavy water production plant at Khondab was also hit today. No radiation risk seen a…
United Nations, March 27 (IANS) Maldives has withdrawn its surprise nomination of Virginia Gamba for secretary-general, and Chile has backed out of its nomination of Michelle Bachelet, according to the General Assembly president’s spokesperson, La Neice Collins.That would effectively leave only one woman, Rebeca Grynspan Mayufis, on the ballot amid a clamour for a woman to head the 80-year-old organisation.It also narrows the field of candidates from five to three, the other two being men.Coll…
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…
Vienna, March 22 (IANS) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed it is closely monitoring reports of a missile incident in Dimona, stating that no damage has been detected at Israel’s sensitive nuclear research infrastructure.In a statement posted on X, the agency said it was aware of reports involving a missile impact in the city but had “not received any indication of damage to the nuclear research center Negev.” The facility is widely associated with Israel’s nuclea…
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…
United Nations, March 14 (IANS) Five candidates have been nominated to vie to become the next United Nations secretary-general, taking over the organisation at a time of crises around the world and within it, and the election process will start next month, according to General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock.”This is a very transparent, very neutral, and fair process in which every candidate … will have the same chances and opportunities”, she said on Friday.Starting April 20, each of t…
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…
Cairo, Feb 23 (IANS) The United States and Iran have decided to continue negotiations, even as their starkly different visions of a nuclear deal and a significant US military buildup highlight the fragility of the process and the ongoing risk of confrontation.Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi said on Sunday that the next round of US-Iran talks will take place on Thursday in Geneva.”Pleased to confirm US-Iran negotiations are now set for Geneva this Thursday, with …
Tehran, Feb 16 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday met Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for technical discussions on Tehran’s nuclear issue. The meeting was held at Araghchi’s place of stay in Geneva, Switzerland, ahead of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States that are scheduled for Tuesday in the Swiss city, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Xinhua News Agency r…