Amano rejects Netanyahu claims about Iran, says IAEA won't take intel at face value

The UN nuclear watchdog has said its independence is paramount and it does not take intelligence presented to it at face value, in an apparent response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claims of a "secret atomic warehouse" in Iran.

Tehran sues terrorist-embracing UK-based channel

TEHRAN – Iran has filed a lawsuit against the UK-based TV channel “Iran International” over the network’s support for a terrorist group involved in a Saturday attack on a military parade in Ahvaz.

IAEA reaffirms Iran’s compliance to nuclear deal

TEHRAN – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday renewed its assurances that the Islamic Republic of Iran stays compliant to the 2015 nuclear deal - aka Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – that is backed the UN Security Council Resolution 2231. 

Iran must enjoy nuclear deal benefits: diplomat

TEHRAN - Kazem Gharib Abadi, Tehran’s new representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Monday that Iran must enjoy benefits of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

IAEA: Iran honoring nuclear commitments

TEHRAN – Iran is continuing to implement its commitments under the nuclear deal (JCPOA) with major powers, the UN atomic watchdog overseeing the deal said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

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Amano: JCPOA collapse would be a ‘great loss for multilateralism’

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukio Amano said on Monday that collapse of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, would be a “great loss for nuclear verification and for multilateralism”.