US imposes sanctions over 50 Iranian entities
July 13th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 13 (IANS) The US has put over 50 Iranian entities under sanctions in its latest step to stifle the Islamic republic's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.According to the ... Read more...
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China opposes unilateral sanctions against Iran
July 1st, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 1 (IANS) China has reiterated its opposition to unilateral sanctions against Iran.The Chinese foreign ministry expressed the country's opposition again after Washington exempted China and Singapore from ... Read more...
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Iran, IAEA to hold talks in May
April 28th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, April 28 (IANS) Iran's permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog have agreed to hold a new round of ... Read more...
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North Korea all set to launch satellite: Official (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 11 (IANS) North Korea is ready to launch a satellite, an official said Wednesday.On Wednesday morning, the North Korean government invited a group of journalists to visit the ... Read more...
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Iran denies Greece 500,000 barrels of oil
February 26th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran has refused to supply 500,000 barrels of oil to Greece in response to the European Union's sanctions against the Islamic Republic, the Iranian news ... Read more...
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Iran unveils latest nuclear achievements (Second Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 15 (IANS) At a ceremony to unveil the country's latest nuclear achievements, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- clad in a white lab coat -- Wednesday fed home-made nuclear ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad to unveil nuclear achievements Wednesday
February 15th, 2012 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 15 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will unveil "some nuclear achievements" Wednesday, according to an announcement on Iran's presidential website."In the presence of the president, some new and ... Read more...
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Iran to announce new ‘big’ nuclear achievements
February 11th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 11 (IANS) Iran will soon announce new "big" nuclear achievements, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution.Addressing a crowd ... Read more...
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Obama sees no basis for Iranian attack on US
February 6th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has said he saw no basis for rumours that Iran may be planning an attack on the US."We don't see ... Read more...
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New Iran sanctions not to disrupt oil markets: US
February 3rd, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Obama administration will take steps to ensure that new US sanctions expected to be imposed on Iran in the near future do not hurt ... Read more...
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Iran can produce four atom bombs: Israel
February 3rd, 2012 - 2:33 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Feb 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran has four tonnes of 20 percent enriched uranium, sufficient to prepare four crude nuclear bombs in a year, said Israeli Military's intelligence head ... Read more...
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‘EU sanctions on Iran may push oil prices to $150′
January 30th, 2012 - 3:25 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The European Union (EU) embargo on oil imports from Iran may push world oil prices to $150 per barrel, the head of Iran's state oil ... Read more...
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Iran may ban import of all European goods
January 29th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran may ban imports of all products from Europe as an answer to the European Union (EU) which has voted against oil imports from Tehran.Nasser ... Read more...
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IAEA team arrives in Iran
January 29th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 29 (IANS) A delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Iran to discuss the country's controversial nuclear programme, Iranian media reported Sunday.Iran's envoy to ... Read more...
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Iran blames CIA for Iranian nuclear official’s killing
January 16th, 2012 - 4:05 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 16 (IANS) Iran has accused US intelligence agency CIA of being involved in the assassination of Iranian nuclear official.In a protest letter to the US government, the Iranian ... Read more...
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Britain condemns killing of Iran n-scientist
January 12th, 2012 - 4:04 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) Britain has condemned the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran and called for a negotiated solution to concerns about its nuclear program."We condemn the ... Read more...
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Iran blames Israel for killing nuclear staff (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 11 (IANS) Iran blamed Israel Wednesday for assassinating an Iranian nuclear official earlier in the morning in a car bomb attack in Tehran, Xinhua reported.Media reports gave varying ... Read more...
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Iran’s n-plant to reach full capacity in February
January 8th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An underground nuclear power plant in Iran will achieve full generation capacity in early February, the country's atomic chief was quoted by an Iranian newspaper ... Read more...
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India asks NSG members to abide by 2008 clean waiver
August 10th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Against the backdrop of concerns here over the impact of Nuclear Suppliers Group's (NSG) new guidelines on the transfer of sensitive technologies, India Wednesday underlined ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad threatens to send US to the ‘morgue’
July 21st, 2011 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 21 (IANS/AKI) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has threatened to destroy the US and Israel and send them to the "morgue" if Iran is put on the defensive."Resistance will ... Read more...
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Iran to recruit hacker warriors for its Cyber Army to combat enemy counterparts
March 15th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Mar 15 (ANI): Iran is planning to recruit hackers to combat enemies after suffering last year's coordinated and sophisticated cyberattacks that reportedly crippled its Natanz nuclear enrichment facility.Fox News quoted Brigadier ... Read more...
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‘China blocks North Korea nuclear report’
February 24th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 24 (IANS) China refused to allow the release of a report by a UN expert panel on the findings of a new uranium enrichment plant in North Korea, a media ... Read more...
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China blocks UN report on N. Korea’s new nuke facility
February 24th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb.24 (ANI): China is blocking the release of a report by a UN expert panel on the revelations of a new and highly sophisticated uranium enrichment plant in North Korea, ... Read more...
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Cyber weapon Stuxnet targeted for Iran, but can be turned on US: Experts
February 1st, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb.1 (ANI): The world's most powerful cyber weapon may have been originally designed to attack Iran's nuclear program, but it could also be manipulated the cause catastrophic damage to any ... Read more...
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Iran has ‘technical ability’ to make HEU needed for nuke bomb development: Wikileaks
January 21st, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Jan 21 (ANI): US secret diplomatic cables released by the whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' have revealed that Iran has 'technical ability' to make highly enriched uranium (HEU) that is required to ultimately ... Read more...
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‘China keen on economic stability with N. Korea than condemning its nuke program’
December 8th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 8 (ANI): America's hope that China would condemn North Korea over its nuclear enrichment seems to be a 'distant dream,' as Beijing is more interested in developing Pyongyang's economic stability ... Read more...
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China wants early resumption of Six-Party Talks to tackle N Korea’s nuke enrichment
November 24th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov 24 (ANI): Concerned with North Korea's advancement in it's nuclear enrichment programme, China has reportedly urged all parties concerned to re-start the Six-Party Talks at the earliest possible date.Chinese Foreign ... Read more...
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Now, a possible Biblical clue to slow down Iran’s race for nuke weapon
September 30th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept.30 (ANI): Cyber defense experts in the United States and Israel have reportedly found a way to slow Iran's race for a nuclear weapon, but the report is still said ... Read more...
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Iran to build one more n-plant
August 16th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 16 (IANS) Iran will build a nuclear enrichment plant in 2011, Iranian state-run Press TV reported Monday.
Studies to find sites to set up 10 other plants have concluded, head of ... Read more...
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US paid Iran nuke scientist 5 million dollars for aid to CIA
July 15th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, who claimed to have been abducted by the CIA before departing for his homeland Wednesday, was paid over five million dollars by the ... Read more...
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Iran may be planning to build more nuke sites: IAEA
March 28th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 28 (ANI): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors and Western intelligence agencies have expressed suspicion about constructing more nuclear enrichment sites.Six months after the surfacing of a secret atomic ... Read more...
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Iran suspected of planning new nuclear sites: Report
March 28th, 2010 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 28 (DPA) International agencies, inspectors and western intelligence officials believe Tehran is planning to build more nuclear enrichment sites in defiance of international demands, The New York Times reported ... Read more...
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Iran to start building nuclear enrichment sites in March
February 23rd, 2010 - 7:00 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 23 (IANS) Iran will start construction of its two nuclear enrichment sites from next month, an official said.
The construction of two enrichment sites as ordered by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will ... Read more...
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No more talks over nuclear dispute: Ahmadinejad
December 2nd, 2009 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 2 (DPA) There will be no more talks over the nuclear dispute despite the latest resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
"As far as ... Read more...
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Obama’s wait-and-see policy is failing in Iran, warn experts
December 1st, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 1 (ANI): Iran's latest plan to construct 10 more nuclear enrichment facilities and expand to a half-million centrifuges have curtailed President Barack Obama's wait- and-see policy for the Islamic ... Read more...
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