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File photo of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visiting the uranium enrichment facility at Natanz in 2008. (photo credit: AP/Iranian President's office, File)
December 21, 2016, 6:52 am
Iran to begin gas injection into new, advanced centrifuges
Tehran insists move is permitted under 2015 nuclear deal which allows R&D on IR-8s, capable of enriching uranium 20 times faster than previous machines
By TOI staff and Agencies
Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), pictured prior to a session of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, November 17, 2016. (AFP/APA/ROLAND SCHLAGER)
November 17, 2016, 3:43 pm
UN watchdog chides Iran over nuclear deal breach
IAEA warns Tehran not to break treaty after stockpiles of heavy water found to be 100 kilograms over agreed limit
By AFP
US President Barack Obama meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the White House in October 2013 (screen capture: YouTube)
September 16, 2016, 11:00 pm
Pakistan may be building new nuclear site — analysts
Experts say construction some 30km east of Islamabad is fresh evidence of country's intentions to boost atomic arsenal
By AFP
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, give a joint press conference after a meeting on April 16, 2016 in Tehran, Iran. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
September 16, 2016, 7:01 pm
EU demands Iran disclose details of nuclear parts manufacture
Tehran urged to provide 'full cooperation' follwing UN report that it is making rotor tubes for centrifuges
By George Jahn
International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors (2nd and 3rd left) and Iranian technicians at Natanz nuclear power plant south of Tehran on January 20, 2014 (Photo credit: Kazem Ghane/IRNA/AFP, illustrative)
September 10, 2016, 10:41 am
Iran begins construction on 2nd nuclear power plant
$8.5 billion project launched with Russia's help will ultimately include 2 facilities expected to go online in 10 years
By AP
Illustrative image of centrifuges enriching uranium (photo credit: US Department of Energy/Wikimedia Commons)
September 8, 2016, 8:39 pm
UN nuclear report on Iran hints at potential problem
While agency says Tehran largely abiding by accord, it is also manufacturing new centrifuge parts that may not be in line with deal
By AP
US Secretary of State John Kerry (right), speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as they walk in Geneva, Switzerland, ahead of nuclear discussions, January 14, 2015. (AP/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron, File)
January 15, 2016, 7:12 pm
US awaiting UN agency approval before lifting Iran sanctions
White House says it needs IAEA verification that Tehran has met its obligations before easing economic measures
By AFP
File: An Iranian worker at the Uranium Conversion Facility at Isfahan, 410 kilometers south of Tehran, January 2014. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
December 19, 2015, 1:11 pm
Iran said exporting uranium stockpile to Russia in coming days
Rouhani says Tehran will meet all obligations needed to lift sanctions in next two weeks
By TOI staff and AP
The IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Austria, December 15, 2015. (Dean Calma/IAEA)
December 15, 2015, 6:39 pm
UN watchdog closes probe into Iran nukes, drawing Israeli ire
After report finds Tehran stopped most work by 2003, IAEA paves way for implementation of nuclear deal in early 2016; Jerusalem accuses body of acting out of political motivations
By AFP and TOI staff
An International Atomic Energy Agency inspector disconnects the connections between the twin cascades for 20% uranium production at Natanz nuclear power plant south of Tehran on January, 20, 2014 (Photo credit: Kazem Ghane/IRNA/AFP)
November 11, 2015, 2:08 am
Iran said to cease dismantling centrifuges
Decommissioning is required for compliance with nuclear deal, but hardliners object
By JTA and TOI staff
Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid speaks at a conference at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem on December 11, 2014 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 6, 2015, 4:55 pm
Lapid: Netanyahu must quit if Iran deal goes through
Yesh Atid leader says prime minister insisted he could prevent bad nuclear agreement, but actually achieved opposite outcome
By Judah Ari Gross
From left: US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, US Secretary of State John Kerry and US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (second from right), at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, June 27, 2015. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)
June 30, 2015, 2:39 pm
Zarif back at Iran nuke talks, seeks ‘just’ deal
US officials say sticking points for agreement remain, but insist accord will be based on original framework
By AP and AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem in 2013. (photo credit: AP/Gali Tibbon)
March 28, 2015, 12:33 am
Kerry updates Netanyahu as Iran deal nears completion
Israeli TV says agreement will leave Iran with 6,100 centrifuges spinning; Israeli official calls looming accord 'incomprehensibly' bad
By TOI staff and Avi Issacharoff
An International Atomic Energy Agency inspector disconnects the connections between the twin cascades for 20% uranium production at Natanz nuclear power plant south of Tehran on January, 20, 2014 (Photo credit: Kazem Ghane/IRNA/AFP)
March 27, 2015, 10:33 pm
Israeli TV: Iran deal, leaving 6,100 centrifuges spinning, to be signed by Tuesday
Iran hails 'massive progress' as Kerry-Zarif continue talks; Israeli official calls looming agreement 'incomprehensibly' bad
By TOI staff
A satellite image of Iran's Fordo uranium enrichment facility. (AP/DigitalGlobe)
March 26, 2015, 6:34 pm
Deal may let Iran keep centrifuges at fortified site
Tehran could be allowed to maintain Fordo facility, as long as it allows inspection and doesn't pursue an atomic bomb
By George Jahn and Matthew Lee
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