Posts Tagged: Iran uranium enrichment
‘Totally Obliterated’: US Bombs Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Trump Declares Operation a Success
The United States launched a large-scale military strike against Iran early Saturday, destroying key nuclear enrichment facilities, including the heavily fortified Fordow site. US President Donald...
Likely All Machines at Iran’s Main Enrichment Plant ‘Severely Damaged’, IAEA Chief Says
It is very likely all the roughly 15,000 centrifuges operating at Iran's biggest uranium enrichment plant at Natanz were badly damaged or destroyed because of a power cut caused by...
Trump Says He Is Less Confident About Iran Nuclear Deal as Tehran Warns of Military Strikes if Conflict Arises
US President Donald Trump said he was less confident that Iran will agree to stop uranium enrichment in a nuclear deal with Washington, according to an interview released on Wednesday. "I don't know," Trump told the "Pod Force One" podcast on...
Russia Says It’s Ready to Remove Highly Enriched Uranium From Iran
Russia said on Wednesday it stood ready to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran and convert it into civilian reactor fuel as a potential way to help narrow US-Iranian differences over the Islamic Republic's nuclear...
Iran May Pause Enrichment for US Nod on Nuclear Rights, Release of Frozen Funds, Iranian Sources Say
Iran may pause uranium enrichment if the US releases frozen Iranian funds and recognizes Tehran's right to refine uranium for civilian use under a "political deal" that could lead to a broader nuclear accord, two Iranian official sources said. The sources,...
US, Iran Conclude Fifth Round of Nuclear Talks; Tehran Says Potential for Progress
Iranian and US negotiators wrapped up a fifth round of talks on Friday, with mediator Oman saying there was some limited progress in negotiations aimed at resolving a decades-long...
Iran Says Nuclear Talks Will Fail if US Pushes for Zero Enrichment
Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States "will lead nowhere" if Washington insists that Tehran drop its uranium enrichment activity to zero, Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takhtravanchi was quoted by state...
Iran Must ‘Walk Away’ From All Uranium Enrichment, Rubio Says
Iran has to "walk away" from uranium enrichment and long-range missile development and it should allow inspectors of military facilities, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday as a round of...
Iran Says Its Right to Uranium Enrichment Is Non-Negotiable
Iran's right to enrich uranium is not negotiable, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday ahead of a second round of talks set to take place in Rome this weekend...
UN Security Council to Meet Over Iran’s Growing Stockpile of Near-Bomb-Grade Uranium
The United Nations Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Wednesday over Iran's expansion of its stock of uranium close to weapons grade, diplomats said on Monday. The meeting was requested by six of the...
Iran’s Nuclear Program Nearing Point of No Return, France’s Macron Says
Iran's uranium enrichment drive is nearing a point of no return, and European partners to a moribund 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran should consider reimposing sanctions if there is no progress...
Iran Accelerates Enrichment of Uranium to Near Weapons-Grade, IAEA Says
Iran has accelerated its enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade, the UN atomic watchdog said in a report on Tuesday seen by Reuters, a move...
Iran Claims It Can Enrich Uranium to Weapons Grade
JNS.org - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday his country was capable of enriching uranium to weapons-grade purity of 90 percent, if necessary. “The Atomic...
Iran Has Enriched Uranium to Up to 63 Percent Purity, IAEA Report Says
"Fluctuations" at Iran's Natanz plant pushed the purity to which it enriched uranium to 63 percent, higher than the announced 60 percent that complicated talks...
