The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran and Houthi-related entities, according to the Treasury Department website which listed a number of individuals, companies and vessels that had been targeted. The sanctions target three vessels involved in the trade of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals, which generate billions of dollars for Iran’s leaders, the … Read more
The risk of Iranian nuclear proliferation is a serious threat in coming months and Britain and France are working out strategies to prepare for such an event, the head of France’s foreign intelligence service said on Friday. “Our services are working side by side to face what is undoubtedly one of the threats, if … Read more
European and Iranian diplomats meet on Friday to discuss whether they can engage in serious talks in the coming weeks to defuse tensions in the region, including over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, before Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The meetings in the Swiss city of Geneva, where world powers and Iran achieved … Read more
The US, UK, France, and German governments endorsed a resolution against the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding its nuclear material, the countries announced in a joint statement on Saturday. The endorsed resolution addressed Iran’s failure to cooperate on the clarification of issues related to undeclared nuclear material and was created by the International Atomic … Read more
The UN atomic watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Thursday again ordering Iran to urgently improve cooperation with the agency and requesting a “comprehensive” report aimed at pressuring Iran into fresh nuclear talks. Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, which proposed the resolution, dismissed as insufficient and insincere a last-minute … Read more
Though Israel did not attack Iran’s nuclear program on October 26, it is more likely than ever before that it will do so in the future, a senior defense source said on Thursday. The source outlined that “this is the first time in many years that two conditions are present” regarding attacking Iran’s nuclear program, … Read more
The Israeli strike at the end of October on Iran’s military complex in Parchin significantly hindered Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear bomb, should it choose to do so, according to two senior Israeli officials. The sophisticated equipment destroyed in the attack was essential for shaping and testing plastic explosives that encase uranium in … Read more
The Israel Air Force allegedly struck one of Iran’s secret nuclear research facilities as part of an operation that took place at the end of October, according to a Friday Axios report that cited former and current US and Israeli officials. According to the report, the attack caused significant damage to the site in … Read more
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi on Thursday said that no party should attack Tehran’s nuclear facilities. Iran has already attacked Israel twice from its territory and directs attacks on Jerusalem through its proxies. In one of three news conferences and meetings he held in Iran, Grossi said, “I say this with regards to Iran… nuclear … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The institutional reform agenda, the construction of a new nuclear reactor and the misappropriation of subsidised diesel in the country will be among the matters discussed in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 23). According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website, Aminolhuda Hassan (PH-Sri Gading) is scheduled to ask the Prime … Read more
