UN Pushes for Iran Nuclear Deal Talks, Says ‘Time of the Essence’
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A top U.N. official on Tuesday pushed world powers and Iran to urgently work to restore a 2015 deal that lifted sanctions on Tehran in return for restrictions...
UK, Germany and France Say They Are Extremely Concerned About Iran Uranium Enrichment Increase
BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Germany, Britain and France said on Monday they were "extremely concerned" about Iran's acceleration in its capacity for enrichment of uranium, urging Iran to halt and reverse these steps.
Rafael Grossi, head...
EXCLUSIVE – Iran ‘Dramatically’ Increasing Enrichment to Near Bomb Grade -IAEA Chief
By Alexander Cornwell and Francois Murphy
MANAMA/VIENNA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Iran is "dramatically" increasing the amount of uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, close to the roughly 90% of weapons grade, that it is able to...
ANALYSIS: Why Iran Is Negotiating With the European Union
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic — represented by Majid Takht Ravanchi, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s under-secretary for European and American Affairs — has resumed negotiations with the European Union. Ravanchi recently met with his...
Iran Nuclear Proliferation ‘Critical Threat’ in Coming Months, French Spy Chief Says
GENEVA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The risk of Iranian nuclear proliferation is a serious threat in coming months and Britain and France are working out strategies to prepare for such an event, the head of France's foreign...
EXCLUSIVE- Iran Plans New Uranium-Enrichment Expansion, UN Atomic Watchdog Says
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it plans to install more than 6,000 extra uranium-enriching centrifuges at its enrichment plants and bring more of those already in place...
Nuclear Watchdog Passes Iran Resolution as West Pushes Tehran Towards Talks
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Thursday again ordering Iran to urgently improve cooperation with the agency and requesting a "comprehensive" report aimed at pressuring Iran into fresh nuclear...
Iran Offers to Cap Sensitive Uranium Stock as IAEA Resolution Looms
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Iran has tried in vain to prevent a Western push for a resolution against it at the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board meeting by offering to cap its...
Netanyahu Says Israel’s October Attack Hit a Component in Iran Nuclear Programme
JERUSALEM, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel's air attack on Iran last month hit an element of Tehran's nuclear programme while degrading its defence and missile production capabilities.
"It's not a secret," Netanyahu said in a speech in...
EXCLUSIVE – European Powers Pushing for Resolution Against Iran at IAEA, Diplomats Say
By John Irish and Francois Murphy
PARIS/VIENNA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - European powers are pushing for a new resolution against Iran by the U.N. atomic watchdog's board next week to pressure Tehran over its poor cooperation, as the world...
