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This picture shows a general view of an Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF) in Isfahan on November 20, 2004. (AFP file photo)

Iran nuclear program ‘set back’ but not wiped out

  • “Iran is no longer a threshold power as it once was,” an Israeli diplomatic source, who requested anonymity, told AFP
  • Tehran still possesses a significant quantity of uranium enriched both to 60 percent, close to the 90-percent level required to make an atomic bomb, as well as a stockpile of uranium enriched to 20 percent, another critical threshold
By AFP ·
Iran not looking to ‘restart’ uranium enrichment, atomic envoy tells AFP

Iran not looking to ‘restart’ uranium enrichment, atomic envoy tells AFP

By AFP ·
UN nuclear watchdog urges ‘maximum restraint’ after Iran says strike hit Bushehr plant

UN nuclear watchdog urges ‘maximum restraint’ after Iran says strike hit Bushehr plant

By AFP ·
IAEA approves safeguards for Pakistan’s Chashma nuclear power plant unit — FO

IAEA approves safeguards for Pakistan’s Chashma nuclear power plant unit — FO

By Arab News Pakistan ·
UN nuclear watchdog says it’s unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment

UN nuclear watchdog says it’s unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment

By AP ·
IAEA board meets over Ukraine nuclear safety concerns

IAEA board meets over Ukraine nuclear safety concerns

By AFP ·
IAEA chief praises Pakistan’s cancer care efforts, vows continued cooperation video

IAEA chief praises Pakistan’s cancer care efforts, vows continued cooperation

By Hasaan Ali Khan ·
Special Iran ‘is not and was not’ developing nuclear weapons, says UN’s nuclear chief

Iran ‘is not and was not’ developing nuclear weapons, says UN’s nuclear chief

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
Saudi Arabia elected to IAEA Board of Governors

Saudi Arabia elected to IAEA Board of Governors

By Arab News ·
Pakistan, IAEA sign five-year plan to expand peaceful nuclear cooperation in food, health and energy

Pakistan, IAEA sign five-year plan to expand peaceful nuclear cooperation in food, health and energy

By Arab News Pakistan ·
Iran and the IAEA are expected to resume cooperation under agreement backed by Egypt

Iran and the IAEA are expected to resume cooperation under agreement backed by Egypt

By AP ·
Iran says it will continue talks with IAEA after curbing access

Iran says it will continue talks with IAEA after curbing access

By Reuters ·
Nuclear watchdog boss reviews latest developments with Saudi ministers

Nuclear watchdog boss reviews latest developments with Saudi ministers

By Arab News ·

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