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Uranium Found in Package at UK’s Heathrow Airport in December

A small amount of uranium was detected in a package that arrived at London's Heathrow Airport on Dec. 29, British police said in a statement, adding that it did not appear to be linked to any direct threat. The amount of material, detected by routine screening, was extremely small and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 11, 2023

Uranium discovered in package at Heathrow sparking counter-terror investigation

It is understood that the Home Office does not believe there is any threat to the public

Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2023

Counter-terrorism police investigating after package contaminated with uranium found at Heathrow Airport

The material, which arrived on a flight from Oman on December 29, was seized by Border Force officers

Wales Online · Jan 11, 2023

Unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about these powerful cosmic explosions that make gold, uranium and other heavy metals

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The Conversation · Dec 21, 2022

EU Stresses Importance of Reviving JCPOA Based on Vienna Talks

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell held talks on Tuesday with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian ahead of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership in Amman, Jordan. Iran’s top negotiator in the nuclear talks, Ali Bagheri Kani, and the bloc’s coordinator,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 21, 2022

UN nuclear officials leave Iran after talks

UN nuclear watchdog officials left Tehran on Monday after talks with the head of Iran's nuclear energy organisation, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported, without saying whether they addressed an impasse over uranium traces at undeclared sites.

Reuters · Dec 19, 2022

Iran Says Enriched Uranium Capacity Hits Record

Iran said Saturday its uranium enrichment capacity has increased to record levels, a day before UN nuclear monitors are set to visit the country. "Currently, the enrichment capacity of the country has reached more than twice the entire history of this industry," Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 17, 2022

Congress to Establish Task Force to Monitor Iran's Nuclear Program

The US Congress approved the inclusion of provisions from the Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability Monitoring Act of 2022, with bipartisan support to establish a State Department-led joint task force to monitor and regularly provide reports to Congress regarding Iran's nuclear weapons and missile capabilities, in the National Defense Authorization Act…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 15, 2022

Iran Nuclear Chief Says IAEA Officials to Visit Tehran Soon

UN nuclear watchdog officials will visit Iran in the coming days, Tehran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday, to try to end an impasse over traces of uranium found at Iranian undeclared sites. "We hope the visit of the International Atomic Energy officials to Tehran in the coming days…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 14, 2022

Iran nuclear chief says IAEA officials to visit Tehran soon - TV

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials will visit Iran in the coming days, Tehran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday, to try to end an impasse over traces of uranium found at Iranian undeclared sites.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022