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UN Nuke Chief: Iran Inspection Deal Reached

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 22 May 2012 07:50:53 CDT

The good news: In what the New York Times describes as an "apparent breakthrough," the UN's nuclear chief today announced that Iran has decided to sign a "structured agreement" that would establish how IAEA inspectors would conduct a restarted probe into the military potential of the country's nuclear program. The...

UN Nuke Inspector Dies in Iran Crash

Tue, 08 May 2012 11:16:08 CDT

Cue the conspiracy theories: A UN nuclear inspector from South Korea was killed and a second inspector from Slovenia was injured in a car crash today, the nuclear watchdog agency said. Iran's official IRNA news agency said the inspectors' car overturned around a heavy water reactor being built in Khondab,...

Iran Caught Scrubbing Nuclear Evidence at Parchin

Kevin Spak — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:45:00 CST

Diplomats from the UN's nuclear agency say they've seen satellite images of Iranian trucks and earth-moving vehicles working at Iran's Parchin site, in what they suspect is an attempt to scrub the area of radioactive traces ahead of the IAEA's visit . Diplomats tell the AP that they saw trucks hauling...

North Korea to Halt Nuclear Activities

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:44:03 CST

North Korea will suspend uranium enrichment and has agreed to a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests; it has also agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Inspectors to verify and monitor the moratoriums and confirm disablement of its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon. Today's joint announcement suggests North Korea has...

US Intelligence: Iran Not Making Bomb

Mark Russell — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:10:05 CST

Iran may be researching nuclear weapons technology, but US intelligence experts do not think it is actively trying to make an atomic bomb, reports the Los Angeles Times . Iran apparently stopped its bomb-building program in 2003, according to a secret report circulated last year that reflects the position of 16...

Iran Blocks UN Inspectors

Rob Quinn — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:29:40 CST

The UN's nuclear watchdog is walking away from its visit to Iran after being prevented from visiting a key military site and clarifying "possible military dimensions" of Iran's nuclear program. An International Atomic Energy Agency team was refused permission to inspect the Parchin site south of Tehran, where it suspects...

UN Nuke Team Presses Iran; Oil Embargo Vote Tomorrow

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:53:05 CST

A UN nuclear inspection team is headed to Tehran today with a blunt message: You've been stonewalling for too long. "We're looking forward to the start of a dialogue," said atomic energy chief Herman Nackaerts. "A dialogue that is overdue since very long." The International Atomic Energy Agency recently compiled...

Iran Agrees to UN Inspection

Kevin Spak — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:54:38 CST

Maybe Iran isn't barreling toward war after all. Western diplomats say Iran has agreed to allow UN nuclear inspectors into the country, with the trip currently scheduled for Jan. 28, the Wall Street Journal reports. That surprise move came as the speaker of Iran's parliament announced yesterday that the country...

Iran on Brink of Nuclear Capability

Mark Russell — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:55:13 CST

Iran now has all the technical know-how needed to make working nuclear weapons—thanks to the technical assistance of scientists from the former Soviet Union, Pakistan, and North Korea, reports the Washington Post . Officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is due to release a report on Iran later...