Iran Nuclear

• Iran sees currency fall to record low amid anti-government protests

  Iran's currency fell to a record low against the dollar due to nationwide anti-government protests and a breakdown in negotiations to restore Tehran's nuclear deal.

  World

  Dec 11, 2022
  
• Iran tells nuclear inspectors it will enrich uranium up to 20% at underground facility

  The decision comes after parliament passed a bill, later approved by a constitutional watchdog, aimed at hiking enrichment to pressure Europe into providing sanctions relief.

  World

  Jan 2, 2021
  
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• Trump asked for options to attack Iran nuclear site, was talked out of it: reports

  Sources told Reuters and the New York Times that advisors convinced Trump not to proceed, as it would risk sparking a broader conflict.

  World

  Nov 16, 2020
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• U.S. to sanction more than 2 dozen targets involved with Iran arms: official

  The new sanctions fit into U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to limit Iran's regional influence and come a week after U.S.-brokered deals for the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to normalize ties with Israel.

  Politics

  Sep 20, 2020
• Iran confirms damaged nuclear site was new centrifuge facility

  Iranian officials had previously sought to downplay the fire, which erupted early on Thursday, calling it only an "incident" that affected an "industrial shed."

  World

  Jul 5, 2020
• Fire, explosion strike building above Iranian nuclear facility: Analysts

  The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran sought to downplay the fire, calling it an “incident” that only affected an under-construction “industrial shed,” a spokesman said.

  World

  Jul 2, 2020
• Iran must provide inspectors access to nuclear sites, UN atomic watchdog head says

  International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mariano Grossi told reporters after a meeting of the agency's board in Vienna that he had made his case with "Iranian authorities at higher levels."

  World

  Jun 15, 2020
• Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Iran nuclear plant, causes no damage: reports

  The quake was moderate, which can cause considerable damage, and was centered 53 km (33 km) east of Bushehr, a nuclear plant on Iran's southern coast on the Gulf.

  Dec 27, 2019
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• UN inspector blocked from Iran nuclear site after allegedly testing positive for explosives

  The allegation made by Iranian representative Kazem Gharib Abadi came as Iran injected uranium gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordo nuclear complex.

  Politics

  Nov 7, 2019
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• Trump pulled out of Iran deal to spite Obama, U.K. ambassador said in leaked memo

  In the May 2018 cable published by the Mail on Sunday, U.K. Ambassador Kim Darroch called Trump's decision to abandon the international accord "an act of diplomatic vandalism, seemingly for ideological and personality reasons" because the pact "was Obama's deal."

  Politics

  Jul 14, 2019