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The European Union plus France, Germany and the UK have said they "deeply regret" the USA's decision to end three sanction waivers covering Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) projects in Iran. Separately, a spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry said the US decision "hampers" international non-proliferation progress.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 02 June 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EU-and-others-regret-US-decision-on-Iran-sanctions
The head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, said on 8 April in a message marking National Nuclear Technology Day that Iran’s nuclear activities were continuing despite the novel coronavirus outbreak and continuing US sanctions.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 15 April 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiran-pushes-ahead-with-nuclear-development-despite-pandemic-restrictions-7871976
The foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK have triggered a dispute resolution mechanism over the nuclear deal with Iran - the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - following the Middle Eastern country's further step away from its commitments. Josep Borrell, EU foreign affairs chief and coordinator of the JCPOA joint commission, said he had received today a letter from the three ministers for resolution through the mechanism, as set out in paragraph 36 of the agreement.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/European-leaders-trigger-dispute-mechanism-of-Iran
Iran said yesterday it will ignore the limit on the number of uranium enrichment centrifuges agreed under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), thus withdrawing from the last operational restriction imposed by the 2015 deal. The statement, reported by the Mehr news agency, followed the US assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani last week.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Iran-scraps-limit-on-uranium-enrichment
Iran said yesterday it will ignore the limit on the number of uranium enrichment centrifuges agreed under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), thus withdrawing from the last operational restriction imposed by the 2015 deal. The statement, reported by the Mehr news agency, followed the US assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani last week.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 07 January 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Iran-scraps-limit-on-uranium-enrichment
The USA will waive its sanctions on nuclear cooperation with Iran, allowing Russian, Chinese, and European companies to continue their work at Iranian nuclear facilities, US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on 31 October. However, Ortagus also said new sanctions had been placed on Iran's construction sector.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 05 November 2019
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-to-renew-waivers-on-nuclear-cooperation-with-iran-7487605
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced on 22 July that director-general Yukiya Amano had died.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 23 July 2019
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-head-yukiya-amano-dies-aged-72-7326343
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced today the passing of its director general, Yukiya Amano. His term in office was due to end in late 2021, but Amano, who was 72, had been planning to step down from the post, which he had held for almost ten years, the agency said.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Monday, 22 July 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-Director-General-Yukiya-Amano-passes-away
France, Germany, and the UK - together known as the E3, as the three founding members of the European Union - issued a joint statement yesterday reaffirming their commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). But they said they were "deeply troubled" by recent events in the Gulf and "concerned" over US-Iran relations.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Monday, 15 July 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/E3-reaffirm-commitment-to-Iran-deal
The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) director general Yukiya Amano told an IAEA board meeting on 10 June that he was concerned about rising tensions over Iran's nuclear programme and called for de-escalation through dialogue.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-expresses-concern-over-iran-tensions-7261481