ARTICLES RELATING TO IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

Big Iran voter turnout will 'frustrate foes'

2013-06-12 21:58

Iran's supreme leader has urged voters to turn out in big numbers for a presidential election, saying such a show will frustrate Tehran's enemies.

Iran not after nuclear bomb: Candidate

2013-06-04 10:00

Ali Akbar Velayati, a conservative presidential contender, has reiterated that the Islamic republic is not seeking nuclear weapons that he says are banned by the Islamic religion.

Iran nuke impasse to dominate IAEA meeting

2013-06-03 13:01

Iran's defiant expansion of its nuclear programme and 10 failed meetings with the IAEA will dominate a gathering of the UN body's board, diplomats and analysts say.

France wants 'decisive' Iran sanctions

2013-05-18 14:00

The United States and European nations should take "decisive sanctions" against Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says.

US won't attend arms talks led by Iran

2013-05-14 13:02

The United States says it will refuse to send its ambassador to any meeting of the UN forum where nuclear disarmament is negotiated when it is chaired by Iran.

Trial begins in Iranian 'James Bond' case

2013-04-24 11:01

The case against an Iranian-American man accused of helping Iran launch its first satellite has started, and has been likened to a movie script story.

Iran's army able to destroy Israel 'alone'

2013-04-18 15:01

Iran's army "alone" is able to destroy Israel, army commander General Ataollah Salehi has said, responding to boasts by the Jewish state that its military that could attack its arch foe on its own.

Iran requires uranium 'enriched up to 56%'

2013-04-17 09:11

Iran's nuclear chief has said the country may need to obtain uranium enriched to a higher percentage than what it currently produces.

Israel must rely on self against Iran

2013-04-08 07:44

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel cannot rely on any other country, even an ally, when it comes to facing up to the perceived nuclear threat from Iran.

Russia: Iran nuclear talks a step forward

2013-04-06 18:45

Iran and six global powers have failed to reach a compromise at negotiations in Kazakhstan but took a step forward, the Russian negotiator says.

Brics voice concern over Iran, Syria

2013-03-27 21:39

Leaders from emerging powers have expressed their opposition to threat of military action against Tehran, amid US and Israeli warnings they will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran.

Obama: A year or so for Iran to get nuke

2013-03-15 07:23
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US President Barack Obama has said in an interview a week before visiting Israel that Iran is "over a year or so" from getting a nuclear bomb, and the military option remains on the table.

Military threat needed to stop Iran

2013-03-04 21:50

A clear and credible military threat is needed to stop Tehran's programme Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.

Iran rial stronger after nuclear talks

2013-03-04 16:53

The Iranian currency has jumped about 9% against the US dollar because of apparent government intervention and a positive tone at nuclear talks between Iran and world powers.

Iran buying time - Netanyahu

2013-03-03 21:45
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Renewed international efforts to negotiate curbs on Iran's disputed nuclear programme have backfired by giving it more time to work on building a bomb, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.

World powers coax Iran into nuclear talks

2013-02-27 22:15

World powers have coaxed Iran into salvaging talks on its nuclear programme with broad concessions.

Iran nuclear talks 'useful'

2013-02-26 21:39

World powers have held a "useful" meeting with Iran over its nuclear programme in the Kazakh city of Almaty and will continue negotiations.

Iran: 16 sites for new nuclear plants

2013-02-23 16:24

Iran says it has selected 16 locations for the construction of nuclear power plants.

Iran installs enrichment centrifuges

2013-02-13 21:00

Iran has begun installing a new generation of centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment facility, a move that will allow it to vastly increase its pace of uranium enrichment.

President Obama to make first Israel trip

2013-02-06 12:00

President Barack Obama will go to Israel in March, say officials, marking his first visit to the US ally since becoming president.

Iran sets nuclear talks date

2013-02-05 13:00

Iran will attend fresh negotiations with world powers in Kazakhstan on 26 February over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities, its top negotiator Saeed Jalili has said.

IAEA backs Iran on nuclear blast

2013-01-29 22:33

The UN atomic watchdog has backed up Iran's denial of media reports of an explosion at one of the country's most sensitive nuclear plants.

Pessimism over next Iran nuclear talks

2013-01-24 10:00

No date or location has been set for new six-power nuclear talks with Iran, more than two months after President Barack Obama's re-election.

Iran won't stop uranium enrichment

2013-01-19 13:15

An Iranian diplomat says Tehran will not stop uranium enrichment "for a moment", defying demands from the UN and world powers to halt its suspect nuclear programme.

Obama, Netanyahu: Bad blood between allies

2013-01-14 13:48

President Barack Obama heads into his second term weighed down by partisan gridlock, but also by an unproductive relationship with the leader of Israel.

 

Iran's Khamenei warns candidates

2013-06-04 14:00

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that the country's next president should avoid making "concessions" to the west, saying this would not diffuse tensions.

Iran hides nukes at military site - UN

2013-06-03 17:42

The UN nuclear watchdog chief says Iran may have hidden all traces of its alleged nuclear weapons work at the Parchin military site.

Iran expanding nuclear activities: IAEA

2013-05-23 09:45

Iran is making significant progress in expanding its nuclear programme, including in opening up a potential second route to developing the bomb.

US Navy tests underwater drones

2013-05-15 20:07

The US Navy is putting underwater drones through wartime-style drills as part of international mine-clearing exercises in the Persian Gulf following similar manoeuvres by Iran.

Netanyahu: Iran hasn't crossed red line

2013-04-29 18:03

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, Iran had not crossed the "red line" he set for its nuclear programme, despite an assessment to the contrary by a former Israeli intelligence chief.

Kerry asks for patience on Iran

2013-04-18 22:10

US Secretary of State John Kerry has asked US senators pressing for tougher sanctions over Iran's nuclear ambitions, to be patient.

Iran ups nuke technology

2013-04-17 22:03

Technicians upgrading Iran's main uranium enrichment facility have tripled their installations of high-tech machines that could be used in a nuclear weapons programme to more than 600.

Quake hits near Iran's nuclear city

2013-04-09 16:24

Three people have been killed by a powerful earthquake in southern Iran, close to the country's only nuclear power station, reports state television.

Nuclear talks with Iran fail - EU

2013-04-06 22:23

Iran and six world powers have failed to reach agreement on Tehran's use of nuclear technology.

West and Iran in nuclear solution talks

2013-04-05 11:01

Iran and world powers will conduct talks in the hopes of putting an end to a long nuclear dispute that has left the Islamic republic enduring UN sanctions and enmity with Israel.

Iran threatens Israel retaliation

2013-03-21 17:41

Iran will "annihilate" the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if it comes under attack by the Jewish state, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned.

Don't repeat Iraq scenario, warns Blix

2013-03-06 18:27

Ten years after the US-led invasion on Iraq, ex-UN inspector Hans Blix has urged world powers to avoid committing the same error by going to war against Iran based on nuclear weapons fears.

Kerry pledges backing for Syria rebels

2013-03-04 16:53

US Secretary of State John Kerry says that Washington will work to "empower" Syria's opposition, while warning arch-foe Iran that time for talk on Tehran's nuclear ambitions could run out.

Israel will never allow Iran nuke: Barak

2013-03-04 12:12

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has warned Iran that Israel will never allow Iranian leaders to develop a nuclear weapon, as he addressed a powerful US-Israel lobby.

Iran building 3 000 advanced centrifuges

2013-03-03 20:09

Iran is building about 3 000 advanced uranium-enrichment centrifuges, Iranian media are reporting in a development likely to add to Western concerns about the state's disputed nuclear programme.

Iran nuke talks: Counter-offers discussed

2013-02-27 11:14

World powers and Iran are due to respond to offers presented by both sides in a final day of talks aimed at breaking a decade of deadlock over Tehran's nuclear drive.

World powers have 'good offer' for Iran

2013-02-25 22:42

World powers will present Iran with an updated and "good" offer at talks on its nuclear programme, an EU official says, although hopes for a breakthrough were slim.

Iran 'installing new nuclear equipment'

2013-02-22 12:02

World powers have condemned Iran just days before talks on its controversial nuclear programme, after an IAEA report said it had begun installing advanced equipment at one of its nuclear plants.

Iran frees Solvakian 'nuclear spy'

2013-02-08 20:02

Iran has freed a Slovakian man it arrested in January for allegedly spying on its nuclear programme.

Progress to Iran nuclear talks hampered

2013-02-05 17:41

Iran and world powers have announced new talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, but hopes of progress were tempered by an Iranian official.

Iran plans to speed up nuclear fuel work

2013-01-31 15:02

Iran has told the UN nuclear agency that it will deploy more modern machines to refine uranium, a defiant move that may further complicate diplomatic efforts.

Iran denies blast at key nuclear site

2013-01-28 22:06

Iran has strongly denied reports of an explosion at its Fordo underground atomic site as "Western propaganda" ahead of stalled nuclear talks with major powers.

Israel punishes Netanyahu but keeps him

2013-01-23 15:02

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has narrowly won an election in which voters catapulted a new centrist challenger into second place and he now faces the daunting task of building a coalition.

Hagel wins key endorsement

2013-01-15 18:53

US defence secretary-designate Chuck Hagel has cleared a key bar to his Senate confirmation, winning the backing of a powerful Democrat.

Iran blamed for cyber onslaught

2013-01-10 14:39

US financial institutions are being pounded with high-powered cyber attacks that some suspect are being orchestrated by Iran as payback for political sanctions.

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