VIENNA, June 24 (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog will carry out inspections in Iran soon following an interim peace accord between the United States and Iran, but modalities have yet to be finalised, the agency’s chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday. The two sides signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding last week setting out…
DUBAI, June 17 (Reuters) – Iran and the United States will end fighting on all fronts, per MoU details published by Iran’s official IRNA news agency on Wednesday, adding both countries to end naval blockades in the region. Iran’s official news agency released details of the deal planned to be signed on Friday, shortly after…
By Francois Murphy and John Irish VIENNA/PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) – The United States is preparing a draft resolution condemning Iran ahead of next week’s meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors, diplomats said on Friday, a step that could complicate wider talks between the U.S. and Iran. Washington and Tehran are negotiating…
May 4 (Reuters) – The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday meteorological monitoring equipment at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had been damaged by a drone. The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest with six reactors, was seized by Russian forces in the early weeks of Moscow’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine….
ROME, April 26 (Reuters) – Pope Leo on Sunday described those who wage wars and appropriate the earth’s resources as thieves who rob the world of a peaceful future, issuing a warning about the use of nuclear power on the anniversary of the Chornobyl reactor accident. Ukraine is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the world’s…
GENEVA, April 21 (Reuters) – The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027. Here are the candidates so far running to take over from outgoing U.N. chief Antonio Guterres. Rafael Grossi, a 65-year-old career diplomat from Argentina, has been an omnipresent, hyperactive director general…
By John Irish and Parisa Hafezi PARIS/DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) – European allies fear an inexperienced U.S. negotiating team is pushing for a swift, headline‑grabbing framework deal with Iran that could entrench rather than resolve deeper problems, diplomats with past experience dealing with Tehran said. They worry Washington, eager to claim a diplomatic win for…
March 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. and Western allies clashed with Russia and China on Thursday over Iran’s nuclear intentions, as Washington sought at the United Nations to further justify the war it launched on Iran two weeks ago. At a meeting of the 15-member U.N. Security Council, which is chaired this month by the…
VIENNA, March 5 (Reuters) – The United States joined Russia, China, and Niger on Thursday in opposing a resolution adopted by the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board denouncing attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as a threat to nuclear safety, diplomats said. The resolution, passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors, is the…
The site of Ukraine’s defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant — partially destroyed in a 1986 meltdown — lost power on Wednesday after Russia shelled a nearby substation, Kyiv said. The UN’s atomic energy watchdog said the blackout affected the confinement structure housing the plant’s damaged reactor core, and that two emergency diesel generators were now supplying…