Iran Nuclear Program
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Iran envoy:
UN meeting on Iran nuclear file abuse of process
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iran's envoy to the United Nations told the Security Council that renewed accusations against Iran's peaceful nuclear programme are political rather than technical, and that Resolution 2231 expired on 18 October 2025.
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SNSC chief:
IAEA disruptive actions to push states withdraw from NPT
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iran's security chief said the IAEA Board of Governors resolution against Iran is clearly under U.S. and Israeli pressure, warning that such politicised actions will drive states to leave the NPT.
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Grossi claims activity near Iran's nuclear site
TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi claimed in an interview with Bloomberg that the agency had observed construction activity and movement around the Kuh-e Kolang site near Iran's Natanz nuclear facility.
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West cannot advance agenda against Iran at UNSC
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi and Foreign Ministery Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei reacted to adoption of an anti-Iran West-drafted resolution at the IAEA Borad of Governors.
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US-Israeli attack on Iran cannot destroy nuclear capabilities
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iran says attacks on its nuclear facilities and the assassination of its scientists cannot destroy its nuclear capabilities, stressing that its nuclear expertise is rooted in knowledge, determination and human resources.
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Iran responds to Grossi’s remarks on nuclear site inspections
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has responded to remarks by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi at the Board of Governors meeting concerning inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities.
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Iran will protect its nuclear facilities: Ex-diplomat
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iran will protect its nuclear facilities and any attack on them will not deprive the country of its peaceful nuclear capability, a former Iranian diplomat said Monday, dismissing U.S. threats as legally baseless.
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Saudi Arabia, France push for diplomatic Iran deal
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Riyadh and Paris issued a joint statement urging a diplomatic agreement that would guarantee the peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear programme and avoid any escalation in the region.
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Russia begins sending back its experts to Bushehr power plant
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Rosatom Chief Executive Alexey Likhachev announced that an initial team of five Russian specialists is now working at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran.
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Iran warns after Trump threat against atomic site
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya has issued a stark warning to US President Donald Trump’s threat earlier today to strike one of Iran’s nuclear sites.
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Iran calls on IAEA action after US attack on Karun Nuclear PP
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations and international organizations in Vienna has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to take necessary actions after a US missile strike on Karun Nuclear Power Plant.
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Any attack on Bushehr NPP would be a crime: Russia says
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov has warned that any attack on nuclear facilities would constitute “a crime and a gross violation of international law.”
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Iran’s embassy to Ankara:
NATO’s claims on Iran nuke, Strait of Hormuz ‘baseless"
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA)–Embassy of Iran in Turkey dismissed the allegations raised in a statement from NATO Summit in Ankara—regarding Iran’s peaceful nuclear program and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz—as baseless, politically motivated.
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Nuclear chief:
Iran nuclear industry owes to martyred Leader’s instructions
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says nuclear industry of the country is indebted to constructive guidance and instructions of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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Qalibaf rejects IAEA access to bombed nuclear sites
TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf on rejected reports of IAEA access to bombed nuclear sites, saying Iranian law only permits inspections at the Bushehr plant and the Tehran reactor.
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Russia’s envoy tells Tehran Times:
New joint nuclear projects in discussion
TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – The officials from Iran and the Russian Federation are in talks for launching new joint nuclear projects.
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UN experts slam US attacks on Iran's nuclear sites last year
TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – The United Nations experts on June 26 unequivocally condemned the US military attack against three nuclear facilities in Iran last year.
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Iran rejects IAEA access to damaged nuclear sites
TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – Iran refused a meeting with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi in Switzerland and will not discuss access to bombed nuclear sites until a final agreement and full sanctions removal.
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IAEA chief welcomes Iran-US MoU
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has welcomed the interim peace deal signed by Washington and Tehran, saying its technical implementation could now begin.
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By: Mohsen Pakaein
IAEA's political game against Iran
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – The IAEA Board of Governors' votes have always opposed Iran and will likely continue until Tehran abandons peaceful nuclear programs. Western nuclear-armed states set policies that preserve atomic monopoly for the powerful.
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Tehran slams Security Council nuclear meeting as hypocrisy
TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Iran's permanent mission at the United Nations says the Security Council's convening of a nuclear session on Iran is an abuse of authority and a deliberate attempt to mislead the international community.
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Jalali says;
Europe no longer part of Iran's nuclear negotiations
TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said Europe no longer has a place in the diplomatic processes surrounding Iran’s nuclear issue.
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Iran urges IAEA not to weaponise technical reports
TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Iran's deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi sharply criticised the IAEA and its director general on Saturday, accusing Rafael Grossi of acting under U.S. and Western direction.
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Tehran urges IAEA not to tolerate attacks on nuclear sites
TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s delegation to international organizations in Vienna urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to show zero tolerance for attacks on nuclear facilities.
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Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant hits record 80 billion kWh
TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has generated 80 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, marking a milestone in the country’s civilian nuclear energy program.
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China ready to play constructive role in Iran nuclear issue
TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Beijing has reaffirmed its willingness to continue playing a constructive role in the political and diplomatic resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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Araghchi, Guterres consult on war, NPT, and diplomacy
TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi has briefed UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the state of Pakistan-mediated talks with the US, telling him that American bad faith and repeated betrayals are blocking progress.
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IAEA chief to go to Persian Gulf to find diplomatic solution
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he will travel to the Persian Gulf region to find a diplomatic path towards nuclear safety and security.
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NPT provides Iran with right to enrich uranium: Ryabkov
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that Iran has an inalienable right to enrich uranium since the country is a member of the NPT.
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United States rejects Iran's 14-point proposal
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – The US government has responded to Iran's written proposal regarding the end of the war, according to reports.