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Iran says UN nuclear watchdog official will visit country for talks, but no inspections planned

Reuters — A senior official from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will fly to Iran for talks on Monday, but no visit to nuclear sites is planned, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday. Since Israel launched its first military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites during a 12-day war in June, inspectors from the …

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Egypt Independent August 13, 2025

Iran’s president approves law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

CNN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has approved a law to halt cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a move which will likely obscure any attempt by Tehran to restart its damaged nuclear program. Wednesday’s decision comes a week after Iran’s parliament passed a law to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. …

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Egypt Independent July 2, 2025

UN nuclear watchdog chief says Iran could again begin enriching uranium in ‘matter of months’

CNN — The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says US strikes on Iran fell short of causing total damage to its nuclear program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium “in a matter of months,” contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims the US set Tehran’s ambitions back by decades. Rafael Grossi’s comments appear to support …

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Egypt Independent June 30, 2025

Iran has reduced stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, says nuclear watchdog

CNN — Iran has reduced its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium in the months since October 2023, according to a confidential report from the International Atomic Weapons Agency (IAEA) viewed by CNN on Tuesday. In October, Iran possessed 128.3 kilograms (282.9 pounds) of uranium enriched to approximately 60 percent, the highest level documented by the IAEA. By February, …

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Egypt Independent February 29, 2024