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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Russia Gives Iran Nuclear Fuel

Says Tehran has promised not to develop weaponry

Dec 17, 07 7:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Russia delivered nuclear material to Iran yesterday, the BBC reports, ignoring Washington’s protests. Russia says it has assurances that the plutonium will only be used for the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, which is being built by a Russian company, but the US says that spent uranium could be... More »

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Iran • Russia • United Nations • Tehran • nuclear program • uranium • nuclear enrichment • Bushehr reactor • plutonium • US intelligence estimate

Iran Closer to Fueling Nuke Reactor, VP Claims

First time Iran has made claim

Nov 24, 07 5:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Iran claims to have made nuclear fuel pellets of uranium oxide, a major step in its quest to fuel a heavy water reactor, the AP reports. It also claims to be making pellets for light water reactors, like the one Russia is helping it build on the Persian Gulf coast—... More »

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Iran • nuclear weapons • nuclear • nuclear reactor • uranium • nuclear enrichment • enriched uranium

Iran Warns Against UN Sanctions

US, Europe allies call for penalties after inspectors' report

Nov 23, 07 5:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Iran warned today that UN sanctions might bring a halt to its cooperation with nuclear inspectors, Reuters reports. The warning comes a day after Britain, France, and Germany joined the US in calling for such sanctions because a report by international inspectors gave Tehran mixed marks on its openness. "... More »

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China • Iran • Russia • Germany • France • nuclear weapons • International Atomic Energy Agency • uranium • Vienna • Britain • UN sanctions

Iran Defends Nuke Program in Letter to the World

Tehran insists it's making electricity

Nov 20, 07 2:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Iran has written a letter to world diplomats insisting that the nation's nuclear program is not a threat. "I would like to emphasize that Iran's nuclear program is completely peaceful," the foreign minister writes, adding that Iran has worked with the IAEA "even beyond its legal commitments.... More »

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Iran • nuclear program • International Atomic Energy Agency • uranium • Manouchehr Mottaki

Iran Prepared for Large-Scale Nuclear Fuel Output: UN

Report likely to raise debate on sanctions

Nov 15, 07 3:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Iran is able to produce nuclear fuel on an industrial scale, with 3,000 centrifuges capable of enriching uranium, a UN watchdog agency said today in a report sure to fuel diplomatic wrangling over sanctions. In praising Iran’s openness but demanding more, the International Atomic Energy Agency provided ammunition... More »

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China • Iran • Russia • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • IAEA • uranium • nuclear enrichment • Britain

Iran Nuke Claim Raises Fears of Israeli Strike

Tehran's alleged 3K enrichment centrifuges heightens tensions

Nov 8, 07 1:48 PM CST
(Newser) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced yesterday that Iran has 3,000 working centrifuges for uranium enrichment—enough, experts say, to make a nuclear bomb within a year. But what worries Washington more, the Times of London reports, is whether Israel will launch a preemptive airstrike. US military sources say Tehran's announcement... More »

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Iran • Israel • nuclear power • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • nuclear program • uranium

US Sets 2-Week Deadline for
Iran Sanctions

Vows to push UN  for tougher nuke stance, faults  Russia, China

Nov 1, 07 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US vowed today to fight for new UN sanctions on Iran if its Mideast rival doesn’t stop nuclear activity within two weeks, Reuters reports. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns blamed Russia and China for delaying a third round of economic sanctions; those nations hold veto power on the... More »

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China • Iran • Russia • United Nations • economic sanctions • uranium enrichment • uranium • Nicholas Burns • UN Security Council

US Cools War Rhetoric With Iran

Sanctions 'in no way, shape or form' a prelude to war, official says

Oct 26, 07 10:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington cooled war rhetoric with Iran yesterday, calling sanctions "diplomacy" that "in no way, shape or form" anticipate force. The sanctions are "more a demonstration of restraint than a signal that we’re going to war," echoed one US expert. But the US move did irk... More »

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Iran • Vladimir Putin • sanctions • terrorist • Iranian Revolutionary Guard • uranium

Putin on War With Iran: Don't Even Think About It

Russian president backs Iran at regional summit

Oct 16, 07 6:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Tehran continued yesterday with a regional summit and a not-so-veiled warning against American action in Iran. A day after dismissing reports of an assassination plot against him during the trip, Putin met with leaders from Iran and other nations on the Caspian Sea. "... More »

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Iran • Russia • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Vladimir Putin • uranium • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Nuclear Power Primed for Comeback

Emissions concerns, government incentives may spur new growth

Oct 8, 07 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - As natural gas prices fluctuate, concern over greenhouse gas emissions mounts, and demand for electricity increases, nuclear power may be making a comeback. Although no new plant has been completed since 1996, the NRC expects applications for as many as 32 new reactors in the next 2 years. The Washington ... More »

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energy • nuclear power • US government • uranium • clean energy

Iran Sanctions Delayed Until November

World powers put off taking action against nuclear program

Sep 28, 07 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Foreign ministers from the US, China, UK, Russia, Germany, and France agreed today to postpone a vote on sanctioning Iran for its nuclear program until at least the end of November. The date depends on reports from the UN nuclear watchdog and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solano, whom the... More »

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Iran • United Nations • Tehran • economic sanctions • uranium enrichment • uranium

Bush Calls For Freedom in China

He warns that world will be watching during Olympics

Sep 7, 07 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush yesterday called on Chinese officials to demonstrate a commitment to "greater openness and tolerance" before the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In a speech to business executives in Sydney on the eve of the Asia-Pacific summit, Bush emphasized the need for greater freedoms throughout Asia and warned China that... More »

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China • Russia • Australia • democracy • Vladimir Putin • Hu Jintao • uranium • APEC • Asia Pacific Summit • Myanmar

Iran Boasts of Nuke Potential

Ahmadinejad claims 3,000 centrifuges, after UN praises its probe cooperation

Sep 2, 07 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran is operating 3,000 centrifuges in a bid to enrich uranium for its nuclear program, president Ahmadinejad said today, contradicting a UN report that listed far fewer. But the Iranian president praised the report by the UN nuclear watchdog, which said the country’s rate of enrichment activities had... More »

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Iran • United Nations • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • sanctions • nuclear • Natanz • uranium • nuclear enrichment

UN Finds
Iran Nuke
Progress Slow

Tehran has overstated nuclear capacity, watchdog agency finds 

Aug 30, 07 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran’s uranium enrichment is progressing slowly, Reuters reports, a finding that will likely dim American efforts to impose new sanctions. “Iran made a fast start but then there was a leveling off,” said an official of the IAEA, whose report debunked Iran's... More »

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Iran • nuclear proliferation • United Nations • IAEA • nuclear • uranium • inspection

Nuclear Screw-Ups Hushed Up

Tenn. plant that supplies Navy fuel wasn't fined for uranium leak

Aug 21, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the name of national security, the NRC has held back from reporting serious violations at a Tennessee nuclear plant, including a 9-gallon uranium spill for which the facility was not fined. In balancing public safety against counterterrorism measures, an agency exec tells the AP, "The pendulum maybe swung... More »

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nuclear power • Navy • counterterrorism • Tennessee • uranium • NRC

Iran Won't Budge on Uranium

Negotiator bound for EU talks puts enrichment off-limits

May 30, 07 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran won't stop enriching uranium, its chief nuclear negotiator said today, hours before scheduled talks with the EU. Tomorrow's meeting will focus on Iran's nuclear program, seen as an increasing threat after recent inspections indicated the country is moving closer to nuclear capability. Monday's US-Iran negotiations on Iraq have no... More »

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Iran • Ali Larijani • European Union • sanctions • Javier Solana • nuclear • nuclear program • uranium enrichment • uranium

Iran Boosts Nuclear Capability

Surprise inspection turns up improved enrichment technology

May 14, 07 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran has made a quantum leap in its nuclear program, and now has the capacity to enrich uranium on a much larger scale than previously believed, the International Atomic Energy Agency reports after a short-notice inspection last weekend. With dramatically improved centrifuge technology, engineers are turning out reactor-grade uranium. More »

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Iran • Bush administration • nuclear • nuclear program • weapon • uranium

Iran Raises Nuclear Stakes

'Can Produce Uranium on Industrial Scale'

Apr 10, 07 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran claims to have scaled up its nuclear capability by enriching uranium "on an industrial scale, " the Guardian reports, in defiance of U.S. and U.N. pressure to dimantle the program. The announcement from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  is sure to heighten conflict with the White House and... More »

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Iraq • Iran • nuclear proliferation • United Nations • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ali Larijani • uranium

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