News of nuclear

IAEA board backs Grossi as head for second term to 2027

10-03-2023 13:38 United Nations nuclear watchdog's 35-nation board votes for Argentina's Rafael Mariano Grossi to serve as director general for a second term, until 2027.

UKRAINE CONFLICT

Putin suspends US nuclear treaty, vows to keep fighting in Ukraine

21-02-2023 09:43 President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday suspended Moscow's participation in a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Washington and vowed to keep fighting in Ukraine during a speech in which he accused the West of escalating the conflict.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Look north or east? Argentina’s tilt in a bipolar world remains unclear

10-12-2022 04:07 Beijing’s massive economic promise continues to stymie Washington’s attempts at democratic coalition in the Americas.

by Sam Forster

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope Francis raises voice against death penalty

10-10-2022 16:05 Pontiff renews call to end capital punishment as he marks World Day Against the Death Penalty.

ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE

China nuclear deal held up over Argentina’s reactor fuel demand

19-09-2022 09:35 Buenos Aires insists on the right to manufacture the fuel; Outcome of negotiations could weigh on global nuclear market.

MALVINAS ISLANDS

Argentina asks UK for explanations over movement of nuclear weapons in 1982

04-03-2022 22:34 Argentina’s government asks the United Kingdom for explanations regarding the alleged movement and transfer of nuclear weapons to the South Atlantic during the 1982 armed conflict over the Malvinas.

Iranian nuclear dispute

Iran beckons top IAEA official with nuclear deal in sight

03-03-2022 13:05 Top Iranian leaders will meet on Saturday with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, the international official in charge of investigating their nation’s past nuclear activities.

nuclear deal

Argentina signs agreement to build fourth nuclear power plant

04-02-2022 03:22 New nuclear power plant, Atucha III, requires an investment of more than US$8 billion and will create 7,000 new jobs, according to the government. Announcement made on eve of president’s visit to China.

DIPLOMACY

Argentina pressures UK over deployment of nuclear weapons in Malvinas conflict

07-01-2022 22:25 Report reveals British warships carried at least 31 nuclear weapons to South Atlantic following invasion of disputed island in 1982.

DIPLOMACY

World powers make rare pledge to prevent nuclear weapons spread

03-01-2022 16:54 Five global nuclear powers pledge to prevent atomic weapons spreading and to avoid nuclear conflict.

IRAN NUCLEAR DISPUTE

'No progress' on eve of Iran nuclear talks, says UN agency

24-11-2021 16:13 Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told a quarterly meeting of the agency's board that talks he held in Tehran on Tuesday were "inconclusive" despite being "constructive."

INTERVIEW

Rafael Grossi: Climate crisis could give nuclear energy a second wind

08-11-2021 12:50 As the climate crisis deepens and the need to transition away from fossil fuels becomes more urgent, attitudes to nuclear energy may be shifting, says Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency

UNITED STATES

Biden scrambles between multiple political fires

23-09-2021 13:34 US President Joe Biden races to extinguish political fires on the left and right, at home and abroad, in an attempt to save his hopes of transforming the United States.

NUCLEAR ENERGY

Government advances plans to build two new nuclear power plants

21-08-2021 21:30 Argentina is advancing towards the construction of two new nuclear power plants – one with Chinese Hualong technology and another Candu reactor combining national knowhow and Canadian support.

by Ariel Stemphelet

Mercosur in crisis

Felipe Solá: Brazil's 'hostile attitude has killed debate within Mercosur'

22-07-2021 22:01 Argentina’s foreign minister slams Brazilian government during visit to Rio to mark 30th anniversary of nuclear accord between two nations.

Nuclear tensions

Pause in Iran nuclear talks 'uncomfortable,' says IAEA chief Grossi

20-07-2021 11:45 Stalling of negotiations on Iranian nuclear programme until a new government takes office in Tehran puts the teams of inspectors in an "uncomfortable situation," IAEA chief Rafael Grossi.

US-Middle East Relations

US seizes Iranian state news websites

23-06-2021 00:27 US Justice Department seized 33 Iranian government-controlled media websites and three more from the Iraqi group Kataeb Hezbollah, allegedly hosted on US-owned domains in violation of sanctions.

NUCLEAR TALKS

Iran, UN nuclear monitor extend inspection deal till June

24-05-2021 11:08 The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran on Monday said an agreement to monitor Tehran's activities would be extended by a month till June 24, as world powers hold talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal.