The United States and three European allies urged Tehran to immediately restore its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog in a draft resolution they submitted to the IAEA Board of Governors which will meet later this week in Vienna.
Iran’s continued breaches of its nuclear obligations will remain on the agenda at the upcoming quarterly meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors, a German foreign ministry spokesperson told Iran International.
A deputy Iranian foreign minister said that although numerous channels exist for exchanging messages with the United States, very few of those communications are substantial enough to build on, arguing that Washington is still not ready for a results-oriented negotiation.
About 700 Russian specialists are taking part in the construction of the second and third units of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, the head of Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom said on Monday.
An Iranian newspaper has warned that inconsistent official messaging over the prospects of renewed talks with the United States is fueling public confusion and undermining trust, arguing that greater transparency would be more effective in managing expectations.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister said the country’s nuclear program remains “intact” despite admitting that US and Israeli strikes in June severely damaged several facilities, in an interview with CNN on Sunday.
Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday that Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any of its nuclear sites after Israeli and US airstrikes damaged its facilities in June, but added that the country will not give up its right to enrichment or nuclear technology.
A senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Sunday that President Donald Trump must drop the idea that pressure can force Iran into concessions, adding that Tehran remains ready for talks on equal terms but will not abandon uranium enrichment.
Iran’s nuclear chief said on Sunday that US and Israeli strikes on its civilian nuclear facilities during the June conflict had damaged the credibility of the UN nuclear watchdog, accusing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of failing to condemn the attacks.
Tehran is prepared for another round of conflict, Iran’s foreign minister said, warning that foreign powers must choose between the path of nuclear diplomacy set out in the 2015 deal and the 12-day war that erupted in June.
US President Donald Trump said Iran now wants to negotiate a deal after the US strikes on its nuclear sites in June, arguing that renewed US military strength had changed Tehran’s stance.
Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said Tehran will never surrender to threats or coercion during a General Assembly speech on Friday addressing a report by the UN nuclear agency urging to restore international inspections.
A senior member in Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's office said on Thursday that Iran's leader views talks with the United States as acceptable if they mitigate threats to the country and advanced its interests.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday urged the United Nations to hold the United States accountable for Israeli strikes on Iran, demanding in a letter to the UN chief and Security Council that Washington pay reparations.
Iran has yet to allow UN inspectors to visit nuclear sites hit by Israeli and US airstrikes in June, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a confidential report on Wednesday, saying verification of Tehran’s enriched uranium “long overdue.”
Iran’s nuclear negotiations have long served to buy time for building atomic weapons, prominent Tehran-based political commentator Sadegh Zibakalam said in a debate published on Tuesday.
Conflicting narratives from Iranian officialdom on negotiations with the United States may indicate a sort of organized chaos aimed at prolonging diplomatic theater without any real intention of reaching a resolution.
Iran accused the United States of sending mixed signals on reviving nuclear talks, saying the June strikes on its nuclear facilities war undermined ongoing diplomacy and efforts toward a peaceful agreement.
Iran’s nuclear program has reached a dangerous stalemate after the 2015 deal’s expiry, collapsed talks, and lack of oversight – raising regional fears of a renewed clash with Israel, New York Times reported.
Iran still possesses enough highly enriched uranium and the technical capability to build nuclear weapons, despite the Israeli and US strikes that damaged its enrichment sites, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the head of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Thursday.
Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian said the United States had proposed preventing the reimposition of snapback sanctions in exchange for Tehran halting all nuclear activities, including uranium enrichment at 20% and 60%.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told French President Emmanuel Macron that Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful and that Tehran is not seeking to obtain nuclear weapons, Iranian state media said on Wednesday.