WASHINGTON -- An alleged clandestine deal in which Zimbabwe might sell sensitive nuclear material to Iran could revive debate over the Persian Gulf nations ability to import uranium ore, despite international sanctions. Zimbabwes government took pains last week to deny allegations that it was secretly preparing to supply Iran with unrefined uranium,...

HARARE Veteran journalist Jan Raath has been released after being arrested for co-authoring a story that linked Zimbabwe to a uranium deal with Iran. The uranium story, published on Saturday, quoted outgoing Deputy Mines Minister Gift Chimanikire saying Zimbabwe had signed a deal to supply Iran with the raw materials needed to develop a nuclear weapon....

Iran news headlines on Sunday include Majlis debating confidence vote to Rouhani's cabinet; Iran denial of alleged Uranium deal with Zimbabwe; Iranian and Australian officials stressing over expansion of ties; Supreme Leader thanking of Iranian basketballers; Iran launching of Tajikistan powe plant; Rouhani appointment of a female as vice-president ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran on Monday categorically rejected western media reports on a secret agreement between the country and Zimbabwe to sell uranium to Tehran. Like Zimbabwean officials who have rejected this report, we, too, categorically reject it, because it is absolutely untrue, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Araqchi told ...

Cape Town - The United State has warned Zimbabwe against selling uranium that could be used in a nuclear weapons programme to Iran, anewzimbabwe.comreport says. The US said such a deal would violate international law and lead to severe penalties. "UN Security Council Resolution 1737 prohibits the sale or transfer of uranium to Iran, except for ...

Zimbabwean Mining Minister Obert Mpofu has rejected reports about signing an agreement to sell uranium to Iran as fiction and wishful thinking of Western media. "We are free to trade with any country but my ministry has not signed an agreement about uranium with Tehran, Mpofu said on Saturday. "It is fiction and usual wishful thinking of the Western ...

[caption id="attachment_24326" align="alignright" width="210"] A view of Irans Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant[/caption] A highly placed Zimbabwean government official is claiming that his country has signed a deal to sell raw uranium to Iran,The Timesof London reported on Saturday. I have seen [a memorandum of understanding] to export uranium to the ...