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Israel Says Iran Working on Advanced Centrifuges at New Underground Sites

Iran is working on advanced uranium centrifuges at new underground sites being built near its Natanz nuclear plant, Israel's defense minister said on Tuesday, giving figures that appeared to go beyond those published by a UN watchdog. Centrifuges are used to purify uranium for civilian projects or, at higher levels,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 17, 2022

IAEA Still Hopes for Iran Deal but Worried about Nuclear Activities

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s chief said on Tuesday he is still hopeful for a deal between Iran and world powers to revive the 2015 nuclear pact but that talks were struggling and the moment could be lost. "We are, of course, still hopeful that some agreement is going…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 10, 2022

Iran: 'Terrorist attacks' on nuclear facilities behind move of centrifuge machines

The relocation of a significant part of centrifuge machines to a safer location was due to a “terrorist attack” against Iran's Karaj nuclear site, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran was quoted as saying on Friday.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2022

IAEA probing Ukraine report that missile flew over a nuclear power plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday it was probing a Ukrainian report that a missile had flown directly over a nuclear power station, saying this would be "extremely serious" if true.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2022

Iran Moves Centrifuge-Parts Workshop Underground at Natanz, IAEA Says

Iran's new workshop at Natanz for making parts for centrifuges, machines that enrich uranium, has been set up underground, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Thursday, a move apparently aimed at protecting it from possible attacks. The workshop uses machines from a now-closed facility at Karaj that suffered…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2022

Radiation in safe range where Chornobyl soil was dug up, IAEA says

Radiation levels in a part of Chornobyl's exclusion zone where Ukraine has said Russian troops dug trenches in the highly contaminated soil are elevated but still well within the safe range, the U.N. nuclear watchdog's chief said on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2022

Iran set up centrifuge-parts workshop underground at Natanz, IAEA says

Iran's new workshop at Natanz for making parts for centrifuges, machines that enrich uranium, has been set up in one of the halls of the underground Fuel Enrichment Plant there, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2022

Blasts hit Kyiv as U.N. chief visits, U.S. pledges new Ukraine aid

Russia fired two missiles into Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow pressed an assault in the east that drew new U.S. pledges of military and humanitarian aid.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2022

The AP Interview: UN nuke chief wants Ukraine plant access

The International Atomic Energy Agency chief says the safety of Europe’s largest nuclear plant which is currently under Russian occupation in Ukraine is a “red light blinking” as the IAEA tries in vain to get access for work including repairs

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, arrives in Ukraine – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2022