Contents tagged with Iran's nuclear program

  • Iran refuses to negotiate with Trump

    Iran will not hold negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump after his decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal with the country, said official government representative Mohammad Bagher Nobakht.

    Commenting on the request of several Iranian politicians to begin negotiations with the U.S., Nobakht stressed that there is no logic in this, but he did not rule out a dialogue with other countries.

    “We never negotiate when it comes to national security issues, but dialogue remains one of the …

  • Iran considers renewing nuclear program

    The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran should immediately begin enriching uranium. According to him, Iran cannot be simultaneously under sanctions and under “nuclear surveillance,” RIA Novosti reported, citing local media.

    Khamenei said that the relevant Iranian bodies should be ready for any decision made by Iranian authorities. The ayatollah also warned Europe that it should not think that Iran will adhere to the JCPOA (Joint …

  • Macron and Putin discuss Iran nuclear program

    French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran’s nuclear program during a recently-held telephone conversation, as reported by the French President’s Press Office reported on this development.

    “The Presidents expressed their common desire to preserve the achievement of the 2015 agreement on Iran's nuclear energy,” said the statement.

    Macron also stressed that discussions regarding control of Iranian nuclear activity after 2025, Iran’s missile program, and …

  • International Atomic Energy Agency does not confirm Netanyahu’s accusation of Iran

    The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that it “had no credible indications of activities in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device after 2009.” The IAEA Board of Directors concluded that the matter has been closed on the basis of a report submitted to it in 2015, according to a statement issued by the IAEA on Tuesday, May 1.

    This report was released the day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his country had new evidence that …

  • Israel to send experts with Iran 'nuclear archive' to Germany and France

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will send experts with materials demonstrating that Iran is secretly working on the creation of nuclear weapons to Germany and France. The head of the Israeli government said this during a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to the Israeli Cabinet’s twitter.

    The message noted that Netanyahu “agreed to share” this data with France and Germany, and that they will be presented with " …