Iran sends its final response on the nuclear deal to the United States

nannab · May 25, 2022

They never stopped going forward with expanding their nucleal capabilities.

yota691 · May 26, 2022

An engineer was killed in an "accident" inside a defense research center near the Iranian capital

2022.05.26 - 10:41

Baghdad - people

A person was killed in an "industrial accident", Wednesday, in the Parchin area near Tehran, which includes a military complex where Iran is suspected of having previously conducted viable nuclear tests, state media reported Thursday.

And IRNA news agency reported at dawn on Thursday (May 26, 2022), "an industrial accident occurred in a factory in the Parchin area, which led to the death of a person, while another was taken to hospital for his injury," quoting an "informed source."

She indicated that the accident occurred "on Wednesday afternoon" in the area southeast of Tehran, without additional details.

In June 2020, the Parchin region witnessed the explosion of an "industrial gas tank" near the military complex, according to what the Iranian Ministry of Defense announced at the time, stressing that the accident did not lead to any casualties.

She indicated that the explosion did not take place at a military site, but rather in a "public area."

It is suspected that the Parchin site witnessed tests of conventional explosions that could be applied in the nuclear field, which was previously denied by Tehran.

yota691 · May 26, 2022

Tehran confirms the killing of an engineer and the injury of another in an “accident” inside a research unit

2022.05.26 - 11:40

Baghdad - people

On Thursday, the Iranian Ministry of Defense announced preliminary details of the accident, which occurred in a research unit in the Parchin region, southeast of Tehran.

The ministry stated in a statement carried by Iranian media and followed by "Nass" (May 26, 2022), that "the accident occurred on Wednesday evening in one of the research units of the Defense Ministry in the Parchin region."

And he added, "It led to the death of engineer Ihsan Kady Beggy and the injury of one of his colleagues."

One person was killed as a result of an "industrial accident", Wednesday, in the Parchin area near Tehran, which includes a military complex where Iran is suspected of having previously conducted viable nuclear tests, according to official media reported Thursday.

And IRNA news agency reported at dawn on Thursday (May 26, 2022), "an industrial accident occurred in a factory in the Parchin area, which led to the death of a person, while another was taken to hospital for his injury," quoting an "informed source."

She indicated that the accident occurred "on Wednesday afternoon" in the area southeast of Tehran, without additional details.

In June 2020, the Parchin region witnessed the explosion of an "industrial gas tank" near the military complex, according to what the Iranian Ministry of Defense announced at the time, stressing that the accident did not lead to any casualties.

She indicated that the explosion did not take place at a military site, but rather in a "public area."

It is suspected that the Parchin site witnessed tests of conventional explosions that could be applied in the nuclear field, which was previously denied by Tehran.

yota691 · May 26, 2022

Iran: Lifting the Revolutionary Guards off the terrorist list a "sub-request"

Al Hurra - Dubai

26 May 2022

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced that an agreement was reached with Saudi Arabia to hold bilateral meetings on neutral territory at a high diplomatic level.

In a statement carried by the official Iranian news agency ( IRNA), Abdollahian revealed that "an agreement has been reached between Iran and Saudi Arabia to hold meetings with a third party at the level of foreign ministers or diplomats in the foreign ministry."

The Iranian foreign minister did not add other details of the Saudi-Iranian talks.

Iraq had hosted Iranian-Saudi talks that included officials in the strong security and intelligence between the two countries, which began in April 2021, and stopped in September of the same year, before returning last month.

Days after the resumption of talks in Baghdad, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said, last April, that the “understanding” between Saudi Arabia and Iran “is coming soon,” noting in a statement to the local newspaper “Al-Sabah” that the two countries “deal with the dialogue file responsibly.” and the requirements of the current situation in the region.

Iran and Saudi Arabia are the two most prominent regional powers in the Gulf, and they are on opposite sides in most regional files, most notably the conflict in Yemen, where Riyadh leads a military coalition in support of the internationally recognized government, and accuses Tehran of supporting the Houthis who control large areas in the north of the country, most notably Sanaa, according to France. Press.

Regarding the Yemeni file, Abdollahian said that "all Yemeni parties must have a role in the future of Yemen, not a specific party," and called for "the need for the continuation of the ceasefire, lifting the siege on Yemen, and for all Yemeni parties to sit at the dialogue table to decide the future of their country."

On the level of reviving the nuclear agreement, the Iranian Foreign Minister said that the issue of removing the Revolutionary Guards from the list of American terrorist organizations is not a major issue in the talks.

"The main reason for the delay in the Vienna talks is Iran's adherence to its full right to all the economic gains sanctioned by the agreement," Abdollahian said in a statement carried by the official Iranian news agency (IRNA).

Regarding the removal of the Revolutionary Guards from the US terrorism list, Abdullahian said: "This is a sub-issue and our priorities are the interests of the Iranian people and the economic demands within the framework of global trade."

And on Wednesday, the US envoy in charge of the nuclear negotiations with Iran, Rob Malley, warned that the chances of failure of talks to revive the Iranian nuclear agreement exceed the possibility of their success, pledging not to back down from pressure on Tehran if it adheres to its demands.

He noted that the United States would reject "demands that go beyond the scope of the JCPOA," the official name of the 2015 agreement.

He continued, "We are fully prepared to deal with facing this reality if that is Iran's choice."

It is likely that Mali was referring in his statements to Iran's demand to remove the name of the Revolutionary Guards from the US list of foreign terrorist organizations, a move rejected by President Joe Biden, and opposed by many in Congress, according to AFP.

yota691 · May 31, 2022

International Energy: Iran is on its way to producing material close to making nuclear weapons

2022.05.30 - 22:46

Baghdad - people

The International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran is now close to producing material close to making nuclear weapons, and that it did not respond credibly to the agency's questions about the source of uranium traces found at three undisclosed sites.

Iran 's enriched uranium stockpile has exceeded the limit allowed under the 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and major powers by more than 18 times, according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday (May 30, 2022).

According to mid-May estimates, Tehran increased its total reserves to 3,809.3 kilograms, compared to 3,197.1 kilograms in February, far from the ceiling pledged under the agreement of 202.8 kilograms (or 300 kilograms of UF6 uranium hexafluoride). ).

Also, Iran raised its stockpile of fertilized materials by 20% to 238.4 kg, from 182.1 kg. This level, which exceeds by 3.67% that specified in the agreement, makes it theoretically possible to produce medical analogues that are used especially in the diagnosis of some types of cancer.

Iran possesses 43.1 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent, which is a threshold close to 90 percent, needed to manufacture an atomic bomb, while it previously possessed 33.2 kilograms of this material.

A diplomatic source commented that with this quantity, "the possibility of manufacturing an explosive head cannot be ruled out" according to the standards set by the International Atomic Energy Agency. In fact, "more than 55 kilograms would be required" to do so, with some of the uranium lost during the further enrichment process.

In another report, the International Atomic Energy Agency denounced the lack of "satisfactory answers" from Iran about the traces of enriched uranium that were found in three undeclared sites, Marivan (west), Faramin and Turkuazabad, in Tehran Province.

The agency indicated that Iran justified this by "sabotage by a third party" with the aim of "polluting" these places, but "did not provide evidence to support these assertions. The International Atomic Energy Agency expressed its willingness to work without delay with Tehran to resolve these issues."

The reports will be examined at the International Atomic Energy Agency's governors meeting next week, as talks to salvage the Iran nuclear deal are deadlocked.

The 2015 agreement allowed the lifting of sanctions against Iran, in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme. However, its effects have become null and void since Washington withdrew from it and re-imposed severe sanctions on Tehran, which prompted the latter to retreat from its commitments.

In an effort to reactivate this agreement, in April 2021, Iran and the major powers began discussions in which the United States indirectly participated.

The lack of progress could lead to a new diplomatic row with the West when the agency's 35-nation board of governors meets next week. If Western powers seek to pass a resolution critical of Tehran, this will constitute an additional blow to the already stalled efforts to revive the nuclear agreement signed in 2015.

The IAEA's quarterly report, which details Iran's continued failure to provide satisfactory answers, increases pressure on the United States and its allies to take action against Iran at the Board of Governors meeting.

Western powers fear that Iran is close to having the ability to produce a nuclear bomb quickly if it chooses to do so, although they say its purposes in the nuclear program are entirely peaceful.

"AFP, Reuters, DBA"

yota691 · May 31, 2022

After finding traces of enriched uranium, Iran is in embarrassment before the Atomic Energy Agency

2022.05.31 - 14:49

Baghdad - people

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said today, Tuesday, that the latest quarterly report of the International Atomic Energy Agency is unfair, lacks balance and does not reflect the reality of the talks between Tehran and the agency, and the latter said that Iran did not answer its questions about the source of uranium traces found in 3 undisclosed sites. .

The Iranian spokesman called on the Atomic Energy Agency not to destroy the course that Iran has taken in cooperation with it so far, and added that the agency's report on the presence of traces of enriched uranium found in 3 sites is an "unfair and unbalanced" report.

In its last quarterly report, the agency denounced the lack of "satisfactory answers" from Iran about the traces of enriched uranium that were found in 3 undeclared sites, Marivan (west), Faramin and Turkuazabad, in Tehran province.

The agency indicated that Iran justified this by "sabotage by a third party" with the aim of "polluting" these places, but it "did not provide evidence to support these assertions."

The IAEA report also showed that Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched to a purity of 60% is estimated to have increased by 10 kilograms to 43 kilograms.

yota691 · May 31, 2022

Atomic Energy: Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium exceeded the permissible limit by 18 times

Arabic and international

Economy News - Baghdad
A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency showed that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium exceeded the permissible limit by more than 18 times.

And the agency "AFP" quoted the report that Iran's stockpile specified under the 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and major powers exceeded the permissible limit by more than 18 times.

According to mid-May estimates, Tehran increased its total reserves to 3,809.3 kg, compared to 3,197.1 kg in February, far from the ceiling pledged under the agreement of 202.8 kg (or 300 kg of UF6 hexafluoride ) .

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nannab · May 31, 2022

What did they expect for Iran to be honest?

horsesoldier · June 1, 2022

2 hours ago, nannab said:

What did they expect for Iran to be honest?

What a SHOCKER, huh.

There's a reason why Earth 🌎 is at the the far end of the arm of the Spiral Galaxy...so when we blow ourselves to SMITHEREENS no one else in the galaxy will be affected.

No doubt during WWII, folks thought good lord this planet is screwed up. If they could only see the EPIC FUBAR/SNAFU state of affairs this world is in NOW.

yota691 · June 2, 2022

Iran: Expectations of the collapse of the nuclear agreement and a campaign that precedes upcoming UN resolutions against Iran

2022.06.01 - 17:20

Baghdad - people

The Iranian newspaper, "Satara Sobh" suggested the collapse of the Iranian nuclear agreement due to Iran's problems with the International Atomic Energy Agency, while the Iranian newspaper, the Guide (Kayhan), called for a review of Tehran's handling of the agency, expecting to issue a negative report on Iran's cooperation as a pretext for issuing new UN resolutions against Tehran .

The international expert, Hassan Beheshtipur, told the newspaper "Jahan Sanat" (1 June 2022) that the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency revealed that Iran had not responded to the agency's inquiries three months ago, or that the answers were not convincing to the agency, stressing that the report will be completed. Study it at the next meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors.

Beheshtipur added: "According to the agency's charter, the approval of 35 members of the council means that we will witness a decision against Iran as it happened in the past," explaining that Tehran must take quick decisions to address this crisis, and not be satisfied with condemnations and protests against the agency's report.

As for Ali Bekdali, a political analyst, he told the newspaper that these new developments regarding Iran's nuclear program may stop attempts to revive the nuclear agreement, believing that we are close to the stage of announcing the collapse and final failure of the negotiations.

For its part, "Kayhan" newspaper, which is close to the guide, called for a review of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, against the background of news that the nuclear negotiations had reached a dead end, accusing the International Agency of publishing "unconstructive" and "hostile" reports on the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency. A nuclear Iran, and it is repeating the Israeli "allegations" against the Islamic Republic.

The newspaper added that the Iranian diplomacy must reconsider its method of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, whose reports are expected to be an "argument" for the UN Security Council to pass resolutions against Iran.

yota691 · June 5, 2022

EU: Hopes of reviving the Iran nuclear deal are fading

2022.06.04 - 17:33

Baghdad - people

After a phone call with Iran's Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy coordinator, said that the possibility of returning to the nuclear agreement with Iran was declining, but that negotiations could yield redoubled efforts.

"As the negotiating coordinator, I am ready to facilitate a solution to the remaining problems," Borrell wrote on Twitter.

Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and the European Union's foreign policy chief, had phone talks on Friday.

In this phone call, Amir Abdollahian described the efforts of the United States and the three European countries to draft a resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors on Iran as "unconstructive" and "complicating the negotiation process."

It was reported that the United States, Germany, Britain and France called on Iran to immediately respond to the International Atomic Energy Agency's questions about the three suspected sites, in a draft resolution for next week's meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors.

southbeach · June 5, 2022

Please keep these particular articles coming YOTA and thanks.

horsesoldier · June 5, 2022

If things continue down this road, the world will be traveling down a DEAD end road & politicians ( & Us ) everywhere would have wished they'd taken a stronger stance against Iran.

By then it will be too late: Iran will have nukes and the world may witness a Jihad unleashed by Iran the likes of which will be unimaginable.

But then hindsight is always 20/20.

So until then, we make the best of what's still around.

yota691 · June 7, 2022

Mutual threats between Iran and the West ahead of the meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency

06.06.2022 - 18:16

Baghdad - people

Iran has warned that it will retaliate if Western powers decide to pass a resolution against it at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, scheduled for Monday.

Iran International reported that Britain, Germany and France, along with the United States, drafted a resolution to be passed in the Board of Governors, aimed at condemning Iran for its failure to respond to the International Atomic Energy Agency's questions about the traces of uranium found at 3 undisclosed sites.

On the eve of the board meeting, Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, tweeted that if a resolution was adopted against Iran, the countries that drafted the resolution would be responsible for the consequences.

At a time when negotiations to revive the nuclear agreement have almost reached a dead end, Amir Abdullahian once again threw the ball into the West's court, and indicated in his tweet that "the agreement is available if the United States and the three European countries deal realistically."

It is reported that the text of the draft resolution sent to the IAEA member states calls on Iran to act immediately to fulfill its legal obligations and to accept the proposal of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency to participate further in clarifying and resolving all remaining safeguards issues.

In addition, the agency informed member states that Iran had not provided credible responses to the particles at the three old, undeclared sites.

The Russian envoy to the Vienna talks, Mikhail Ulyanov, expected, on the eve of the board of governors meeting, that the council's agenda for studying the Iran file would likely face tension.

yota691 · June 7, 2022

Gravitas: UN: Iran can make a nuclear weapon
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yota691 · June 9, 2022

30 members of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors approve a resolution against Tehran

2022.06.09 - 11:10

Baghdad - people

Thirty members of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency have approved a resolution proposed by the United States and European countries against Tehran, regarding the Iranian nuclear file. Russia and China opposed the resolution, as they considered the resolution "unconstructive."

The crisis between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency entered a new turning point, with the United States affirming, in a statement today before the Agency's Board of Governors, "the need to obtain credible explanations from Iran about the effects of uranium at undeclared sites."

The US statement, which was presented today, Wednesday, June 8, to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, stressed that “if the published reports about Iran’s intention to reduce transparency in response to the agency’s decision are correct, this is very unfortunate, and it will have an adverse effect on the diplomatic outcome that We seek it."

While the US statement received European support, the European Union also called in the Board of Governors for Tehran to cooperate fully and immediately with the agency.

The statement stressed that "the member states of the European Union strongly support the proposed resolution by France, Germany, Britain and the United States against Iran."

The US statement also considered that restricting the agency's freedom and accusing it of being politicized simply because it performs its work, serves no purpose.

For his part, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said: "We told the European trio, Russia and China that we will not stand helpless in the face of any decision against us in the IAEA Board of Governors, and in the past two days we presented a new political package to open the way for the Vienna negotiations, and we told the other side frankly, that you can to choose one of these two paths.

While the US statement received European support, the European Union also called in the Board of Governors for Tehran to cooperate fully and immediately with the agency.

The statement stressed that "the member states of the European Union strongly support the proposed resolution by France, Germany, Britain and the United States against Iran."

The US statement also considered that restricting the agency's freedom and accusing it of being politicized simply because it performs its work, serves no purpose.

The escalating Western stance against Tehran came two days after the statements of Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, about Iran's "incorrect" response to the agency's questions.

"We have received answers from Iran, but they are not technically valid," IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi told Iran International after a meeting of the Board of Governors on outstanding safeguards issues between Tehran and the IAEA.

He referred to "Turguzabad", "Ramin" and "Marivan" as the three unannounced places.

The Iranian position led the United States, Britain, Germany and France to submit a draft resolution against Iran to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, due to Tehran's failure to respond to the agency's questions.

In contrast, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said the answers to the IAEA's questions were "accurate."

The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in his speech at the beginning of the meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, also stated that Iran had not provided technically correct explanations for the traces of uranium found by the Agency at three undisclosed sites in Iran.

He referred to "Turguzabad", "Ramin" and "Marivan" as the three unannounced places.

The Iranian position led the United States, Britain, Germany and France to submit a draft resolution against Iran to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, due to Tehran's failure to respond to the agency's questions.

In contrast, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said the answers to the IAEA's questions were "accurate."

Two days after Rafael Grossi's statements, and on the eve of the vote against Tehran in the Board of Governors, the IAEA announced that some of its cameras had been cut off, and some enrichment counters in Iran's nuclear facilities had stopped.

According to the announcement by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, "the additional cameras of the International Atomic Energy Agency will be cut off in one of Iran's nuclear centers."

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Behrouz Kamalvandi, blamed these actions on the "misconduct" of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

According to the announcement by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, "the additional cameras of the International Atomic Energy Agency will be cut off in one of Iran's nuclear centers."

About 80 percent of the surveillance cameras are safeguards, the statement said, and will remain active as before. According to published reports, two Agency cameras were cut off.

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Behrouz Kamalvandi, blamed these actions on the "misconduct" of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

In the meantime, Republican Senator Mike Rand assured "Iran International" that "the Iranian nuclear program has never been characterized by a peaceful intent, and that the concerns of European countries and members of the Board of Governors about this issue are normal."

On Monday, the Israeli Defense Minister announced that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett had provided information on Iran's nuclear program during his recent meeting with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

While the Israeli newspaper "Jerusalem Post" wrote that Israel has strengthened its air capabilities to counter the development of the Iranian nuclear program, as the Israeli "F-35" fighters have risen to a level that can fly to Iran without the need to refuel in the middle of the road.

"Iran International"

yota691 · June 9, 2022

Iran responds to the IAEA's decision: politicized and unconstructive

2022.06.09 - 11:31

Baghdad - people

Iran has expressed its dissatisfaction with the decision adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency yesterday, criticizing the lack of cooperation by the Iranian authorities.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement today, Thursday: "We deplore the approval of the draft resolution proposed by America, Britain, France and Germany at a meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as a wrong and unconstructive political measure."

It also considered that "the approval of the aforementioned decision, which was based on a hasty and unbalanced report by the Director General of the Agency and false and fabricated information by the Zionist entity, has no result other than weakening the course of cooperation and dealing with the Iranian authorities with the Agency."

Turn off the cameras

In addition, it justified stopping some of the agency's surveillance cameras in Iranian sites, saying that this step came in response to what it described as the "unconstructive approach of the agency."

She continued, noting that this approach prompted Tehran to take "practical steps, including installing advanced centrifuges and stopping the work of cameras operating outside the scope of the guarantee procedures."

Before the adoption of the resolution, Tehran had taken the initiative to stop the work of two cameras installed by the Agency to monitor its nuclear activities, according to what AFP quoted.

Our response will be firm

It is noteworthy that Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh criticized the aforementioned decision. And he considered, in a tweet on his Twitter account, yesterday evening, Wednesday, that his country has "the most transparent nuclear program in the world." "The initiators are responsible for the consequences, because our response will be firm," he added.

It is noteworthy that the text submitted by the United States and the group of three countries (Britain, France and Germany), and approved by the IAEA Board of Governors yesterday with a majority of 30 out of 35 members, is the first criticism of Tehran voted by the United Nations agency since June 2020, against the backdrop of accelerating the nuclear program and halting negotiations aimed at to revive the 2015 agreement.

And 30 members of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency approved a resolution proposed by the United States and European countries against Tehran, regarding the Iranian nuclear file. Russia and China opposed the resolution, as they considered the resolution "unconstructive."