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Iran paves way for sanctions relief, seals atomic-probe pact

Iran paved the way for sanctions relief by agreeing to help end a contentious nuclear investigation, removing one of the final hurdles to an atomic deal that could see Iranian oil return to markets by the third quarter.

Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2022

Iran, IAEA hold talks as nuclear negotiations near finish line

Iran’s FM says he will go to Vienna to sign an agreement soon if all of Iran’s red lines are considered in it.

Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2022

Russia's demand for US guarantees may hit nuclear talks, Iran official says

Russia's demand for written U.S. guarantees that sanctions on Moscow would not harm Russian cooperation with Iran is "not constructive" for talks between Tehran and global powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday.

Reuters · Mar 5, 2022

‘It is time for action’: Meet the man trying to avert nuclear meltdown in Ukraine

Argentine-born Rafael Grossi has offered to fly to Ukraine, but only after finishing talks in Iran, writes Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

‘We Are Close’, UK Envoy to Iran Nuclear Talks Says as Europeans Fly Home

Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are close to reaching an agreement, the chief British envoy said on Friday as she and her French and German colleagues flew home to brief ministers. "We are close. E3 negotiators leaving Vienna briefly to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant fire - everything you need to know as Russians shell facility

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in southeast Ukraine has been seized by Russian military forces after a fierce battle overnight - but experts have assured that there was no release of radioactive material

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2022

'We are close', UK envoy to Iran nuclear talks says as Europeans fly home

Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are close to reaching an agreement, the chief British envoy said on Friday as she and her French and German colleagues flew home to brief ministers.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

India abstains from Human Rights Council vote to probe Russian actions

Vote at HRC follows string of abstentions at UN bodies, despite push from U.S. to shift stand.

The Hindu · Mar 4, 2022

World powers, Iran near deal on staggered return to nuclear pact

World powers are close to an agreement with Iran on a sequenced return to the 2015 nuclear accord to be implemented over a period of months, with relief for reeling global oil markets unlikely to come overnight.

Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2022

Factbox-Ukraine has one of Europe's largest nuclear power sectors

Russian troops on Friday seized Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe. Ukraine is heavily dependent on nuclear energy and has 15 operative nuclear reactors that generate roughly 54% of the country's electricity needs.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022