Iran underlines commitment to NPT
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran reiterated its commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and meantime, slammed the West for its double-standard policy towards the…
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Iran appoints new envoy to IAEA
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran appointed Reza Najafi as its new envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday. Najafi replaced Ali…
Irans envoy to IAEA to bid farewell
Vienna, Aug 24, IRNA – The farewell ceremony of Iranian envoy to Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh is to…
FM: No final decision on Iran’s new envoys to int’l bodies
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s foreign minister said the country has not appointed its new envoys to the international organizations yet, adding that…
President to decide on Iran’s new envoy to IAEA
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Deputy director general for international and political affairs said he has not so far received any…
Spokesman confirms reports on Iran’s new envoy to IAEA
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Araqchi confirmed earlier reports about Iran’s decision to appoint a new envoy to…
Iran’s envoy to UN nuclear agency expected to leave post
Iran’s veteran envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, is expected to leave his post soon but there is no…
No nuclear security without disarmament, non-proliferation: Soltanieh
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the world will see no nuclear security as long as nuclear…
Iran censures US for blocking Middle East nuclear-weapons-free zone conference
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has censured the United States for postponing an international conference on the…
‘Iran will stand firm on nuclear right’
Iran news headlines on Thursday include Iran reaffirmation on its peaceful nuclear energy; Arabs seeking reassurances from Iran over reactor safety; US lawmakers urging Iran’s…
Iranian nation determined to use peaceful nuclear energy: Soltanieh
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the Iranian nation is determined to take advantage of peaceful nuclear…
IAEA report verifies non-diversion in nuclear program: Iran
Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh says the new report by the agency verifies there has…
Iran denies its drone entered Bahrain’s airspace
Iran news headlines on Thursday include country denial of flying drone over Bahrain; an Iranian official calling US & Britain responsible for…
Iran resolved to maintain cooperation with IAEA: Soltanieh
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reiterated the peaceful nature of the country’s nuclear energy program, saying…
Iran, IAEA exchange proposals at fresh Vienna talks
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have wrapped up their latest round of talks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy…
Iran in parallel nuclear talks in Vienna, Istanbul
VIENNA: Iran held two sets of talks Wednesday aimed at easing tensions over its nuclear programme, but prospects for any breakthrough were low ahead…
Iran, IAEA to hold talks on May 15
The next round of the talks between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be held in the Austrian capital,…
Iran expects ‘progress’ in U.N. nuclear talks, West skeptical
(Reuters) – Iran expects progress will be made in talks this week with the United Nations’ atomic agency, Tehran’s nuclear envoy said on Monday, but…
Israel nuclear arsenal threatens peace: Iran
Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali-Asghar Soltanieh warns against the serious threat Israel’s nuclear arsenal poses to global…
US, EU N-warheads direct threat to humanity
Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says that the tens of thousands of nuclear warheads in the United States…
Fear of price hikes prompts Iranians to stock up
Iran news headlines on Wednesday include increasing food price in Iran; arrival of Russia special envoy in Tehran for discussing regional issues; Iran calling for establishment of nuclear…
Iran renews call for N. free Middle East
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran warned nations about the major threat posed by Israel’s nuclear arsenals to global peace and security, and once again…
Iran offers to be West’s “reliable partner” in Mideast
(Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday that it would be a “reliable partner” in the Middle East if Western countries would take a more…
Iran insists its “right to uranium enrichment” in upcoming talks
Iran news headlines on Thursday include Iran-P5+1 nuclear talks in Kazakhstan; Iran insistence on its legal right to nuclear program in upcoming nuke talks; Iran…
Nuclear energy program is Iran’s legal right: Soltanieh
Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh says the country’s nuclear energy program is a legal right…
U.S. envoy walks out of nuclear meeting over Iran’s Israel remark
(Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations nuclear watchdog walked out of an agency meeting on Wednesday in protest when…
Iran: UN report proof of peaceful nuclear program
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is citing the latest report by U.N.’s nuclear watchdog as evidence of the allegedly peaceful nature of…
Iran suggests progress, but no deal, in U.N. atom talks
(Reuters) – Iran indicated that some progress was made in talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday, but that the two sides again…
Iran nuclear advisor sets out ‘maximalist’ proposal amid talks stalemate
Amid a continued stalemate in efforts to resume nuclear talks, a key advisor to Iran’s nuclear negotiating team has published a proposal he says…
Iran will never halt uranium enrichment, Soltanieh says
Iran news headlines on Saturday include Iran’s delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency remarks over Iran not suspending uranium enrichment and country making…
Iran says progress made in U.N. nuclear talks
(Reuters) – Iran said it had made some progress in resolving its disputes with the U.N. atomic watchdog, state media reported, even though the…
Official: Iran won’t stop uranium enrichment
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian diplomat says Tehran will not stop uranium enrichment “for a moment,” defying demands from the U.N. and…
IAEA confirms no deal with Iran, new meeting Feb 12
Iran news headlines on Friday include deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency remarks over reaching no deal with Iran on starting…
Iran admits differences with UN atomic watchdog
TEHRAN — Iran acknowledged on Friday that it still has differences with the the UN atomic watchdog after two-days of talks over…
Iranian defiance at IAEA sparks Western ‘pessimism’
VIENNA — Iran fiercely denied Friday seeking nuclear weapons and threatened to withdraw from a key treaty aimed at stopping their spread,…
Soltanieh: Attack on Iran may lead to withdrawal from NPT
Iran’s IAEA ambassador tells UN if Iran is attacked, it will stop agency inspections and withdraw from Non-Proliferation Treaty, says military strikes…