Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says the UN measure of imposing anti-Iran sanctions demonstrates the lack of logic in the current international order. “The Iranian nation does not need atomic bombs,” Mottaki said on Sunday, adding that Iran’s “the weapon of logic” is more powerful than any nuclear weapon. “They [Western countries] however, assert that [...]

As the US expresses optimism about future talks on Iran’s nuclear program, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says Tehran has never refused nuclear talks. US State Department spokesman P J Crowley on Thursday said the United States is hopeful that talks between Iran and P5+1 – Russia, China, France, Britain and the US as well [...]

Iran has criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for adopting a double standard in dealing with countries’ nuclear programs. Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi said that the IAEA was not taking a balanced approach toward countries’ nuclear programs. “Our criticism is that why certain countries are allowed nuclear [...]

In a gaffe during a meeting aimed at garneting international support for tougher action against Iran, Israeli President Shimon Peres has claimed that Tehran “threatens to use nuclear weapons.” “Iran jeopardizes Israel and the rest of the world, as it threatens to use nuclear weapons,” Shimon Peres said on Wednesday in a meeting with Director [...]

Amid Israel’s threats to attack Iran, France has warned Tehran of military conflict in the region if a nuclear agreement with world powers is not reached. “If a credible agreement cannot be reached, Iran’s isolation would only worsen,” French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday, a few days after the inauguration of Iran’s first nuclear [...]

Netanyahu spends the time he was supposed to meet with the visiting head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, on vacation. The White House has, meanwhile, said that US President Barack Obama has vowed to shield “Israel” from being “singled out” at neither the September gathering nor an Egyptian-proposed 2012 regional conference on a nuclear-free [...]

Turkey and Brazil will be present in nuclear fuel swap talks between Iran and major world powers, a top Iranian lawmaker has said. Iran, Turkey and Brazil signed Tehran nuclear declaration, and representatives from three countries handed it to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of [...]

A top Iranian lawmaker has once again emphasized the country’s right to go ahead with enriching uranium to a level of 20 percent for peaceful applications. “Iran will produce nuclear fuel for its power plants at home,” IRNA quoted deputy head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Hossein Ebrahimi [...]

Sudan is planning to build a nuclear reactor and its first nuclear power plant for peaceful electricity purposes by 2020, state media say. Director-general of the Sudanese Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed Ahmed Hassan el-Tayeb, said on Sunday that his government had begun the plan for the development of the nuclear reactor at the beginning of [...]

The Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the fueling of the country’s first nuclear power plant is a peaceful symbol of Tehran’s civilian nuclear program. At a joint press conference with Director of Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency Sergei Kiriyenko Saturday, Ali Akbar Salehi lauded the launch of the plant as [...]

Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has hailed the upcoming launch of the country’s first nuclear reactor as a national feat. “With the launch of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, our country will be among the few states in the world with complete control and in full command of their nuclear fuel [...]

Russia’s nuclear chief says the inauguration of Bushehr power plant under the supervision of the IAEA shows all countries are entitled to peaceful nuclear energy. “This Saturday, on August 21, we start the physical launching of the station together and under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors,” head of Russia’s Nuclear [...]

Amid US and Israeli threats, the Islamic Revolution’s Guards Corps says Iran is fully capable of fending off any military strikes against the country. “Relying on its strong military capabilities and comprehensive intelligence (files) on the country’s bordering territories, the IRGC…is prepared to firmly and severely counter any practical threats,” Fars News Agency quoted an [...]

Iran’s top nuclear official says the country plans to construct ten more uranium enrichment facilities, which is within its rights according to the IAEA Statute. “The location of 10 suitable sites for the enrichment is in its final stages, and we will soon present a report to the president,” Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) [...]

Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency says attacking or threatening to attack nuclear facilities is in violation of the UN charter. “According to Resolution 533 of the IAEA, attacking or threatening to attack operational or under-construction nuclear facilities is a blatant violation of the UN charter, IAEA statute and international regulations,” Ali Asghar [...]

Russia’s top diplomat says Iran’s first nuclear power plant, which will be officially inaugurated within the coming days, poses no proliferation risk. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday ruled out concerns surrounding the Bushehr plant, saying the construction of the plant would promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy. “It is fully protected from [...]

Following sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, Iran calls on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to counter “incorrect and unfriendly” attitude. “The IAEA should counter incorrect and unfriendly attitude including sanctions and resolutions by the UN Security Council which undermine cooperation,” ISNA quoted Iran’s Ambassador to the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh as saying [...]

The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the fuel needed to launch the Bushehr nuclear power plant will be transferred to the plant building next week. Ali Akbar Salehi said it will then take another seven to eight days to transfer the fuel to the reactor. Earlier in the day, Russian officials [...]

The US is responsible for fueling tensions over Iran’s peaceful nuclear programs while it is the sole user of atomic bombs itself, a noted Russian expert says. “There is no default in Iran’s efforts for resolving the ambiguities over its nuclear program and the country has been cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) [...]

The US is responsible for fueling tensions over Iran’s peaceful nuclear programs while it is the sole user of atomic bombs itself, a noted Russian expert says. “There is no default in Iran’s efforts for resolving the ambiguities over its nuclear program and the country has been cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) [...]