Author: Kiyoko Metzler
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UN nuke watchdog: Iran pressing on with uranium enrichment
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VIENNA • Iran has continued to increase its stockpile of highly enriched uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons in contravention of a 2015 accord with world powers that was meant to contain Tehran’s nuclear program, the U.N. atomic watchdog said Tuesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency also told member states in its…
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Iran officially imposes curbs on U.N. nuclear inspections
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TEHRAN, Iran • Iran officially started restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities Tuesday, a bid to pressure European countries and President Joe Biden’s administration to lift crippling economic sanctions and restore the 2015 nuclear deal. World powers slammed the restrictions as a “dangerous” move. It came as the International Atomic Energy Agency reported in…
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U.N. agency: Iran uranium stockpile still violates atomic deal
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VIENNA • Iran continues to increase its stockpile of low-enriched uranium far beyond the limits set in a landmark nuclear deal with world powers and to enrich it to a greater purity than permitted, the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported in a confidential document distributed to member countries…
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OPEC and other nations extend output cuts
VIENNA — An alliance of many of the world’s biggest oil-producing nations extended their agreement to cut output for an additional nine months, an effort to support prices that seems futile in the face of growing production from the U.S. Thursday’s decision by the 14-member OPEC cartel and 10 other countries led by Russia, means…