Iran Extends Nuclear Facilities Violating Deal, Report Shows
Tensions rose Thursday between Iran and the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog after revelations that Tehran is installing advanced IR-6 centrifuges in a cluster at an underground enrichment plant.
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UN Watchdog Condemns Nuclear Traces In Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has condemned Iran after finding nuclear material at three undeclared sites amid concerns the Islamic nation will soon have atomic weapons.
Iran Removes Two IAEA Surveillance Cameras From Nuclear Facility
Iran removed two surveillance cameras of the International Atomic Energy Agency from one of its nuclear facilities on Wednesday, state television reported, a move that is likely to raise tensions with the UN nuclear watchdog.
UN Atomic Agency chief: Iran “very close” to crossing nuclear threshold, “it’s going to happen”
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has stated it is now inevitable that Iran will indeed cross the uranium enrichment threshold necessary to produce several nuclear bombs, the Jewish National Syndicate (JNS) reports. International Atomic Energy Agency Director Rafael Grossi gave his assessment Monday at the IAEA’s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, which will run until June 10.
Iran Has Enough Fissile Material for 3 Nuclear Warheads
Iran has enough fissile material to produce three nuclear warheads, an Israeli official said Monday, according to a report published by Israel Hayom.
Israel Says Iran Used Stolen UN Watchdog Documents to Evade Nuclear Probes
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett accused Iran on Tuesday of stealing internal U.N. nuclear watchdog reports under a plan to prepare ways of staving off scrutiny of its nuclear program.
Iran Now Has Enough Uranium For Nuclear Weapon, U.N. Watchdog Reportedly Says
Iran has amassed enough enriched uranium to make a nuclear weapon, according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency viewed by several media outlets Monday, as the IAEA presses Iran to cooperate with a probe into its nuclear program and the United States seeks to re-enter a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
Iran has used leaked UN Atomic Agency documents to deceive nuclear inspectors
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Wednesday published a report attesting that Iran has used classified leaked documents from the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to hide its progress on producing a nuclear weapon, Ynet News reports. The WSJ cited Middle East intelligence officials and documents it had examined in making its assertions.
IAEA head says Iran won’t disclose nuclear activity at undeclared sites
Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi said Iran was not cooperating fully regarding uranium particles found at older, undeclared sites.
UN nuclear agency ‘extremely concerned’ by Iranian silence on undeclared sites
The UN atomic energy watchdog chief said Tuesday that he was “extremely concerned” about Iran’s lack of cooperation as the EU seeks to unblock talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
UN Atomic Chief Fears Nuclear Disaster In Ukraine, Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) director-general is rushing to avoid a nuclear disaster in Ukraine while trying to stop Iran develop a nuclear weapon soon, his latest comments suggest.
IAEA report: Iran’s new Natanz centrifuge plant to speed up enrichment
Iran has opened a centrifuge parts workshop at Natanz that will provide parts for its uranium enriching centrifuges, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) revealed in a Thursday report, according to Reuters.
Iran, IAEA Agree on Probe Deadline for Uranium Particles Found at Undeclared Nuclear Sites
Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Saturday agreed to a three-month process that the watchdog hopes will resolve the long-stalled issue of Iran obfuscating its independent safeguard probes, after uranium particles were found several years ago at apparently old but undeclared sites in the country.
IAEA chief heads to Iran as regime seeks to scrap probe of its undeclared nuke sites
The head of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN nuclear watchdog, will travel to Iran on Saturday “for meetings with senior Iranian officials,” the IAEA said Thursday.
Russia Forces Enter Ukraine’s Second City; Concerns About Nuclear Sites
Ukraine says Russian troops have entered the country’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, where a gas pipeline was earlier attacked, and there was concern about nuclear radiation.
Iran Says IAEA Won’t See Images From Reinstalled Cameras At Nuclear Site Until Sanctions Are Lifted
One day after Iran agreed to reinstall surveillance cameras at one of its nuclear facilities, a spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said that the UN’s atomic watchdog will not be able to examine images from the cameras until sanctions are lifted.
2015 nuclear deal no longer sufficient for reality of Iran in 2022, IAEA chief says
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned Tuesday that the restrictions faced by his inspectors in Iran threaten to give the world only a “very blurred image” of Tehran’s program as it enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.
US says it’ll amp up pressure on Iran if it does not start cooperating with IAEA
The US warned Thursday it could raise the stakes in international pressure on Iran if the Islamic Republic continues to hinder efforts by the UN nuclear watchdog to monitor its nuclear program.
UN atomic agency: Iran is steadily increasing stockpile of enriched uranium
The United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency reported Wednesday that Iran now has an estimated 17.7 kilograms (39 pounds) of uranium enriched at up to 60% fissile purity, a level that can easily be refined to make atomic weapons, The Associated Press (AP) reports.
New IAEA report says Iran has boosted stockpile of highly enriched uranium
Iran has increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, defying commitments made under the 2015 nuclear deal, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said in its latest report.
