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☆ IAEA board passes Iran resolution as West pushes Tehran toward talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

After previous criticism at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board, it has stepped up its nuclear activities and reduced IAEA oversight. It has enough material enriched to lower levels for more bombs, but Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons. Grossi said on Wednesday he had asked Iran to cap that stock of 60% material and Iran had accepted his request. With the resolution passed, Iran is likely to respond. “If there is a resolution, it (Iran) will either increase its activities or reduce the agency’s access,” a senior diplomat said before the vote.

Persons: Iran’s, Donald Trump, Trump, Rafael Grossi, Masoud Pezeshkian, Grossi, Mohammad Eslami, ” Organizations: Governors, Diplomats, International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board, Burkina Faso, IAEA, Reuters, Trump, . Security, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Locations: VIENNA, Iran, Britain, France, Germany, United States, China, Russia, Burkina, Tehran, ”

CNN —Iran announced Friday it was activating new advanced centrifuges – which enrich uranium for the country’s nuclear program – after the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog criticized the country for not cooperating with the agency. The IAEA and Iran have long tussled over various issues, including traces of uranium found at locations that have not been declared nuclear sites. He has acknowledged the UN agency cannot guarantee that none of Iran’s centrifuges may have been peeled away for clandestine enrichment. Under the terms of the nuclear deal struck in 2015, Iran was limited to operating around 5,000 older-model centrifuges, and the nation was allowed to use advance centrifuges for research purposes only. By 2019, Iran was launching new centrifuges in a major break from the deal.

Persons: IRNA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Iran’s, Gideon Sa’ar, ” Sa’ar, Donald Trump, Antony Blinken Organizations: CNN, Iran, United Nations, Atomic Energy Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Reuters, Israel Locations: Iran, centrifuges, Tehran

☆ Iran is increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

AP —Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, according to a confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen Tuesday by The Associated Press. Uranium enriched at 60% purity is just a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%. The IAEA also estimated in its quarterly report that as of Oct. 26, Iran’s overall stockpile of enriched uranium stands at 6,604.4 kilograms (14,560 pounds), an increase of 852.6 kilograms (1,879.6 pounds) since August. Western diplomats consider censuring IranIran last week offered not to expand its stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60%, during a visit to Tehran by the IAEA chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi. In the past, Iran has responded to resolutions by the IAEA Board of Governors by further enhancing its nuclear program.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Grossi, Iran’s, Mohammad Eslami, Abbas Araghchi, Masoud Pezeshkian, —, Eslami, Donald Trump Organizations: AP, United Nations, Associated Press, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Hamas, America, Agency, Governors, Atomic Energy Organization of, Iranian Locations: Iran, Israel, Gaza, Tehran, Iran Iran, Fordow, Vienna ., Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Vienna, Isfahan

☆ Iran says uranium enrichment continues based on domestic law
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami looks on during a news conference with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi as they meet in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsDUBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iran's enrichment of uranium continues based on a framework established by the country's parliament, nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Sunday when asked about reports regarding Tehran slowing down its 60% enrichment. "Our nuclear enrichment continues based on the strategic framework law," Eslami said, referring to a related legislation. In 2020, Iran's hardline parliament passed a law requiring the government to take measures such as stepping up uranium enrichment beyond the limit set under Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal if other parties did not fully comply with the deal. After Washington ditched the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions, Tehran began to violate the nuclear curbs set out in the pact.

Persons: Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami, Rafael Grossi, Majid Asgaripour, Mohammad Eslami, Eslami, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, West Asia News Agency, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Wall Street Journal, U.S, Washington, Dubai Newsroom, Thomson Locations: Tehran, Iran

☆ Women leaders sidelined at multilateral organizations, new study shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The study, to be released during this week's meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, called for proportional representation of women at every level of multilateral organizations, from field offices to headquarters, as well as in secretariats and governing bodies. "But I also believe that women bring this combination of leadership, wisdom and empathy, and sometimes, an even greater understanding of what is happening in the world." Since 1945, the 33 institutions studied have had 382 leaders, but only 47 were women, the report showed. And despite recent progress, only one-third of the institutions are currently headed by women. GWL Voices said it would release a more extensive version of the report in September that would also look at the senior management teams and governing bodies of the 33 institutions.

☆ Iran Promises to Increase Cooperation With IAEA Over Nuclear Work
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Laurence Norman In Berlin | Laurence Norman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi, wearing tie, arrives for his meeting with head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslam in Tehran Saturday. Iran made fresh promises to increase its cooperation with the United Nations atomic agency on Saturday, but International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi returned from Tehran with no breakthrough over a series of Western concerns about Iran’s nuclear activities. In a press conference on his return, Mr. Grossi said Iran had promised to allow the agency to reinstall cameras and other monitoring equipment at several important nuclear-related facilities. Iran removed the equipment last summer.

☆ Iran Promises to Increase Cooperation with IAEA Over Nuclear Work
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Laurence Norman In Berlin | Laurence Norman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ A nuclear watchdog says it found uranium in Iran that's less than 7% away from bomb-making levels in enrichment purity
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A UN nuclear watchdog has found uranium enriched to 83.7% purity at Iran's nuclear plants. The new findings come as Iran continually breaches its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. On February 19, Bloomberg reported that the highly enriched uranium had been discovered, citing two senior diplomats. That means it's been breaching its 2015 nuclear deal with Western powers, China, and Russia. Iran has in turned continually breached the deal, raising the level of its uranium enrichment and stockpiling more material.

☆ Near Weapons-Grade Enriched Uranium Detected in Iran
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Laurence Norman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has in the past shown the atomic enrichment facilities at its Natanz nuclear research center . United Nations atomic agency inspectors have detected uranium that has been enriched to near weapons-grade in Iran in recent weeks, three senior diplomats said Sunday, a finding that will deepen concerns about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Iran has been producing highly enriched, weapons-grade material of 60% purity since early 2021, but the material found was of 84% purity, according to the diplomats. Weapons-grade enriched uranium is generally considered to be from around 90%-enriched uranium.

☆ Iran reports drone attack on defense facility
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency says the attack occurred late Saturday and caused minor damage to a rooftop. Iran and Israel have been engaged in a shadow war for over a decade that has included covert attacks on Iranian military and nuclear facilities. They said the attempted attack against a building belonging to Iran's Atomic Energy Organization "left no casualties or damage and was unable to disrupt the Iranian nuclear program. In 2020, Iran blamed Israel for a sophisticated attack that killed its top nuclear scientist. U.S. intelligence agencies, Western nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency have said Iran ran an organized nuclear weapons program until 2003.

The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog will send a delegation to the Iranian capital of Tehran on Dec. 18 to clarify outstanding 'safeguards' issues, linked to nuclear particles discovered at Iranian nuclear sites. Earlier on Dec. 14, Iranian state news agency Irna reported IAEA officials would visit Iran in the coming days. It cited Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, as expressing hope that this interaction would remove obstacles and ambiguities. The visit from the IAEA comes as Iran is enriching uranium at the highest levels in its history — one technical step away from weapons-grade, the nuclear watchdog agency has warned.

☆ Iran's atomic energy organization says e-mail was hacked
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Iran's atomic energy organization said that an e-mail server belonging to one of its subsidiaries had been hacked from a foreign country and information published online, state media reported on Sunday. An Iranian hacking group, Black Reward, said in a statement published on Twitter that it had released hacked information relating to Iranian nuclear activities, declaring the action an act of support for protesters in Iran. Their statement, published on Saturday, ended with the words "In the name of Mahsa Amini and for women, life, freedom" - a show of support for protests ignited by her death in the custody of morality police last month. The atomic energy organization's general department of public diplomacy and information played down the significance of the released information, saying "this move was made with the aim of attracting public attention". Black Reward, in a statement published on Oct. 21, had threatened to release hacked information in 24 hours unless the authorities released political prisoners and people arrested during the unrest.

☆ Iran's atomic energy organization says e-mail was hacked, state media says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

DUBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Iran's atomic energy organization said that an e-mail server of one of its subsidiaries was hacked from a foreign country, leading to some information being published online, state media reported on Sunday. "This move was made with the aim of attracting public attention," the atomic energy organization's general department of public diplomacy and information said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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