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Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi talks at a conference on international cooperation for enhancing nuclear safety, security, safeguards and non-profileration, at the Lincei Academy, in Rome, October 10, 2017. (AP/Gregorio Borgia)
October 30, 2017, 9:01 am
Iran’s nuclear chief says weapons-grade uranium only 4 days away
Ali Akbar Salehi says his country can quickly return to producing 20% enriched material if nuke deal is abandoned
By TOI staff and Agencies
Russian-made, S-300 long-range missiles at the Fordo nuclear site in central Iran, August 28, 2016. (Screenshot/Press TV)
August 28, 2017, 11:27 am
Iran says S-300 air defense system now ‘fully integrated’
Senior air force commander tells state media the missile units are deployed nationwide, ready for 'practical operations'
By TOI staff
Russian-made, S-300 long-range missiles at the Fordo nuclear site in central Iran, August 28, 2016. (Screenshot/Press TV)
March 4, 2017, 11:55 am
Iran says S-300 air defense system now ‘operational’
Tehran announces it has successfully tested advanced Russian-made system delivered last year, using it to destroy airborne targets
By AFP and TOI staff
Iranian submarines and warships participate in a navy drill in the Sea of Oman in December, 2011 (AP Photo/Young Journalists Club, Mohammad Ali Marizad)
March 3, 2017, 3:31 am
Iran ‘will likely seek new subs, warships’ once arms ban expires in 2020
Tehran is set to capitalize on removal of international sales restrictions under nuclear deal, according to new US intelligence assessment
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Iran's heavy water nuclear facilities near the central city of Arak. (CC-BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia/Nanking2012)
February 24, 2017, 8:17 pm
Iran complying with nuclear deal, says UN watchdog
IAEA says Tehran hasn't pursued construction of heavy water reactor, no signs it has enriched uranium beyond agreement's limit
By Nina Lamparski
Former US president Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, December 16, 2016. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
January 16, 2017, 6:20 pm
A year into nuke deal, White House says Iran ‘upholding its commitments’
Four days before Trump administration takes over, Obama's team lauds agreement as 'making the world safer'
By Eric Cortellessa
Israel Air Force F-16 fighter jets and a refueling plane fly in formation over Nevada during the United States Air Force's Red Flag exercise in August. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
September 1, 2016, 3:41 pm
Israeli pilots return home after flying alongside Pakistan, UAE in US drill
IAF aircraft stage dogfights, aerial simulations with foreign militaries over Nevada desert in US Air Force's Red Flag exercise
By Judah Ari Gross
Russian-made, S-300 long-range missiles at the Fordo nuclear site in central Iran, August 28, 2016. (Screenshot/Press TV)
August 30, 2016, 11:37 am
US ‘concerned’ over advanced air defense battery at Iran nuke site
State Department says it's in contact with allies about stationing of Russian-made S-300 missiles near Fordo nuclear plant
By Stuart Winer
Russian-made, S-300 long-range missiles at the Fordo nuclear site in central Iran, August 28, 2016. (Screenshot/Press TV)
August 29, 2016, 1:42 am
Iran deploys long-range missiles to defend Fordo nuclear site
Protecting nuke facilities is paramount, says Iran air commander as state TV airs images of Russian-made S-300 launchers
By AFP and TOI staff
Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi (PressTV News Videos)
April 25, 2016, 11:06 pm
Iran eyes Czech help in building new nuclear plants
Tehran also plans cooperation with European Union on atomic center to benefit regional countries
By Stuart Winer and Agencies
A screen capture of US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif walking through Geneva, Switzerland during P5+1 talks on January 14, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube)
January 17, 2016, 1:36 am
Timeline of Iran’s nuclear crisis
12 years of crisis, stalling and backtracking, then 21 months of protracted talks produced the deal implemented Saturday
By AFP
November 23, 2015, 7:39 pm
In Tehran, Putin ends ban on Iran nuclear cooperation
Russian firms now free to help modify centrifuges at Fordo enrichment site, assist in redesign of Arak heavy water reactor
By AFP
US President Barack Obama (right) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2014. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
October 23, 2015, 9:49 am
Report: Israel breached Iran airspace in 2012 in what US thought was dry run for strike
Wall Street Journal traces collapse of trust between Obama and Netanyahu over Iran, says US refused to sell materiel for strike, hid secret Tehran talks but Israel wasn't fooled
By TOI staff
Secretary of State John Kerry at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2015 (AP/Andrew Harnik)
September 18, 2015, 3:20 am
US starts carrying out Iran nuke deal, appoints coordinator
State Department names Ambassador Stephen Mull as atomic accord czar; Kerry vows to work with allies to deepen security cooperation
By AP and TOI staff
A satellite image of Iran's Fordo uranium enrichment facility. (AP/DigitalGlobe)
September 6, 2015, 5:43 am
Iran says it foiled sabotage at Fordo nuclear site
Major Saturday air force drill showcases Tehran's military might, 'self-sufficiency,' says official state media
By TOI staff
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