Gharibabadi: IAEA is not independent

TEHRAN— Kazem Gharibabadi, who previously served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the international organizations in Vienna, attended a special talk show on national TV late on Monday.

‘IAEA uses intelligence reports from Iran’s enemies, mainly Israel’

Iran’s answers to IAEA were ‘accurate’: top nuclear official

TEHRAN – Iran’s chief nuclear official has said that Iran provided “accurate” answers to questions raised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) but there is no serious will on the part of the UN nuclear watchdog to consider Iran’s answers convincing.

West will be liable for possible fallout of IAEA move against Iran, FM warns

TEHRAN — Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday warned the drafters of a resolution against Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors, saying that the U.S. and the European trio of France, Britain and Germany will bear responsibility for all possible consequences.

FM warns EU’s Borrell against US, E3 destructive moves

TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell exchanged views over the latest state of sanctions removal talks and other issues relating to ties between Tehran and the bloc during a phone conversation on Friday.

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Delay in restoring JCPOA is extremely regrettable: Daryl G. Kimball

TEHRAN - Daryl G. Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association (ACA), says a delay by Iran and the U.S. to return to their commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal is “extremely regrettable”.

Mohammad Reza Ghaebi says the report is “one-sided”

IAEA report disregards Iran’s close cooperation: envoy

TEHRAN- A recent assessment by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium, according to Iran's permanent representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations, is one-sided and fails to reflect Iran's considerable cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.

Iran not supplying IAEA with surveillance data until agreement achieved: nuclear official 

TEHRAN - Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi has said that Iran will not provide the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with the data recorded by its surveillance cameras in Iran until an agreement is achieved in Vienna. 

IAEA will never get access to data of surveillance camera until JCPOA revived: envoy

TEHRAN - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will never be given access to data recorded by surveillance cameras installed in Iranian nuclear facilities until the 2015 agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is fully revived, Iran's acting ambassador to the IAEA has said.

Iran begins manufacturing centrifuges at Natanz facility

TEHRAN – Iran has moved the equipment needed for manufacturing centrifuge machines from a site in Karaj to the Natanz nuclear facility with the aim of resuming centrifuge production there.

Nuclear chief: R&D limitation has been reduced to 11 years in Vienna talks

TEHRAN — Mohammad Eslami, Iran’s nuclear chief touched on nuclear steps in the new Iranian year.

Iran seeking to use nuclear technology in agriculture and health

TEHRAN - Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, has said that the government will make nuclear technology available to the people, especially in the areas of agriculture, health and the country's economy.

MP: IAEA must come to Iran when it faces ambiguity

TEHRAN — Abolfazl Amouei, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the parliament, has noted that Iran has repeatedly warned the IAEA to maintain its professional approach and “not be influenced by the Zionists’ claims.”

IAEA to present quarterly report on Iran on Tuesday

TEHRAN — The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plans to release its quarterly report on Iran’s nuclear program to its board of governors.

IAEA chief meets Iran FM, stresses finding ‘creative solutions’

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief on Saturday to discuss Tehran’s collaboration with the UN nuclear watchdog.

Iran, IAEA release joint statement

TEHRAN — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran issued a joint statement late on Saturday for closer cooperation.

IAEA chief’s visit paves the way for potential deal: MP

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian lawmaker has said that the visit to Tehran by the head of the UN nuclear watchdog was intended to address technical issues and lay the ground for a potential deal in Vienna. 

Iran says it is seeking 'non-political cooperation' by IAEA

'Unfortunately, some members do not respect confidentiality, which is terrible,' Grossi says

TEHRAN — The head of Iran's nuclear energy organization has called for "nonpolitical collaboration" from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Grossi visits Iran in possible boost to JCPOA

TEHRAN - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Thursday that its chief Rafael Mariano Grossi was to visit Tehran on Saturday.

Iran’s deputy nuclear chief visits Vienna for technical talks with IAEA

TEHRAN – Behrozu Kamalvandi, the deputy chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (EAOI), has visited Vienna for technical talks between Iran and the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency.

Iran has been subject to toughest IAEA inspection but received no technical help: nuclear chief

TEHRAN – Though Iran has been subject to the “toughest inspections” by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has not received any technical support by the UN body, the chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (EAOI) said late on Thursday.

Iran’s chief negotiator meets IAEA chief

TEHRAN — On Tuesday, Ali Bagheri, Iran's senior negotiator in Vienna, met with Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Iran: IAEA informed about moving centrifuge parts to Isfahan

TEHRAN— Iran's decision to produce centrifuge parts in a new complex in Isfahan instead of the Tesa complex in Karaj is done with the knowledge of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and now the UN nuclear watchdog would be able to adjust its regulatory and monitoring standards accordingly, Iran’s acting ambassador to the IAEA said late on Monday.

Senior MP elaborates on some aspects of Vienna talks

TEHRAN — Speaking on a live TV program on Friday night, head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament touched on many issues, including the Vienna talks.

New agreement with IAEA intended to prevent ill-wishers to invent new excuses: Iran

TEHRAN - The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is making efforts to deprive the “ill-wishers of the (Iranian) nation and the Zionists” of inventing pretexts for the continuation of sanctions against Iran through lies, AEOI chief Mohammad Eslami announced on Thursday.

No viable alternative to full and effective implementation of JCPOA: UN’s DiCarlo

TEHRAN - Under-Secretary General Rosemary DiCarlo on Tuesday briefed ambassadors on developments surrounding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which sets out rules for international monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program, suggesting there is “no viable alternative to the full and effective implementation” of the JCPOA and UN Security Council Resolution 2231 confirming the agreement.

Karaj facility doesn’t fall within nuclear safeguards, Eslami says

It’s ‘open lie’ that Iran enriching uranium to 90%: nuclear chief

TEHRAN – Mohammad Eslami, chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), on Tuesday dismissed rumors that Iran is enriching uranium to 90 percent purity, calling it an “open lie”.

AEOI chief says U.S. must lift all sanctions

TEHRAN — The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has noted that the Vienna talks are about return of the United States to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reiterating Tehran’s long-held position that the U.S. must lift all sanction against Iran.