Iran’s nuclear chief warns EU patience is running thin
- 27-Nov-2018
BRUSSELS: Iran’s nuclear chief said on Tuesday he was warning the European Union’s top diplomat that Tehran’s patience was running out on the bloc’s pledges to keep up oil trade despite U.S. sanctions. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, said the Islamic Republic could resume its 20 percent uranium enrichment if it […]
Iran says US pullout from nuclear deal threatens regional peace
- 17-Sep-2018
US withdrawal from the nuclear deal struck between Iran and major powers is “doomed” to seriously affect peace and security in the Middle East, Iran’s atomic chief said.
Iran imports 149 tonnes of uranium from Russia: atomic chief
- 06-Feb-2017
TEHRAN: Iran will receive the final part of a 149-tonne shipment of uranium from Russia as part of its nuclear deal with world powers, it was announced on Monday. “The first shipment arrived on January 26 by plane and the last will arrive tomorrow, Tuesday,” said Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, […]
The winner of Nobel Peace Prize 2016 is anyone’s guess
- 05-Oct-2016
OSLO: A veteran Russian rights activist, or the architects of the Iranian nuclear accord? The field of contenders for Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize was suddenly thrown wide open after the Colombian people’s shock rejection of a peace deal put its negotiators out of the running. For once, the Nobel experts thought they were on to […]
Iran atomic chief sees no threat to nuclear deal if Trump becomes US president
- 28-Sep-2016
VIENNA: A landmark nuclear accord sealed last year between Iran and six world powers will not be in danger if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election in November, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said on Wednesday.





