News of nuclear

US says it’s willing to meet with Iran to restore nuclear deal

18-02-2021 23:34 Joe Biden's administration offers to attend talks with Iran led by European allies, reverses two largely symbolic steps against Tehran imposed by Donald Trump.

IRAN NUCLEAR DISPUTE

UN nuclear watchdog proposes Iran visit as deadline looms

16-02-2021 18:18 IAEA chief Rafael Grossi offers to visit Iran to find a solution to a looming stand-off over inspections agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal.

US ELECTION 2020

Biden faces tall order reviving Washington's global role

14-11-2020 10:49 US President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to restore America’s moral authority in the world but after four years of norms-shattering by Donald Trump, he will have his work cut out for him.

NUCLEAR WATCHDOG

Iran allows UN access to alleged nuclear sites

26-08-2020 14:53 Iran agreed Wednesday to allow a United Nations watchdog the access it has requested to two alleged nuclear sites, as the head of the agency ended his first visit to Tehran.

NUCLEAR WATCHDOG

Iran pledges to expand nuclear cooperation after IAEA rebuke

25-08-2020 13:20 Iran vows to expand its cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog, weeks after being rebuked by the body for failing to provide access to two sites suspected of hosting past nuclear activity.

NUCLEAR WATCHDOG

UN nuclear watchdog chief arrives in Iran

24-08-2020 20:01 Rafael Mariano Grossi is on his first trip to Iran since taking the helm of the International Atomic Energy Agency last year. Argentine official is due to meet with senior officials on Tuesday.

NEW IAEA CHIEF

Rafael Grossi presses Iran about undeclared site, defends inspectors

04-12-2019 11:00 On his first day as director-general of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency, Argentine diplomat prompts Iran to break their silence regarding the particles of uranium found in an undeclared Tehran site.

UN NUCLEAR WATCHDOG

New IAEA chief Rafael Grossi promises 'firm and fair' stance on Iran

02-12-2019 12:32 Incoming head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog agency says he will take a "firm and fair" approach toward inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities, and plans to visit Tehran in the near future.

NUCLEAR WATCHDOG

Rafael Grossi takes charge of UN nuclear body

02-12-2019 07:43 Argentine diplomat will be confirmed as the new director general of the UN's nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday, with the growing crisis over Iran's nuclear programme at the top of his in-tray.

CONSTRUCTION

Techint suspends on work on nuclear reactor due to 'late payment'

13-11-2019 16:47 Officials from firm briefs workers that shutdown is a result of late payments from the national government. At least 270 workers placed on suspension by company.

NEW IAEA CHIEF

Iran says it hopes new UN nuclear chief Grossi will act 'neutrally'

31-10-2019 10:04 Just a day after his election, Tehran begins to apply pressure on Rafael Grossi, the veteran Argentine diplomat who has been tasked with leading the International Atomic Energy Agency.

IAEA

IAEA Explainer: What is the International Atomic Energy Agency?

30-10-2019 11:43 Argentina's Rafael Mariano Grossi will lead the global agency tasked with steering the Iran nuclear deal.

IAEA Chief

Grossi: 'The IAEA's work is the essence for international peace and security'

29-10-2019 14:48 A top priority for the new director general will be monitoring the implementation of the fragile Iran nuclear deal.

IAEA CHIEF

Argentina's Rafael Mariano Grossi chosen to head UN nuclear agency

29-10-2019 08:41 Experienced Argentine diplomat chosen to head prestigious International Atomic Energy Agency. In his new role, Grossi will wade into some of the thorniest terrain in global relations.

INTERVIEW

Rafael Grossi: ‘Argentina has consensus over nuclear policy’

12-10-2019 12:46 Interview with Argentine diplomat and nuclear expert, one of the frontrunners to head the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

by Facundo F. Barrio

NUCLEAR WATCHDOG

Argentina's Grossi tops straw poll in race to head UN's nuclear watchdog

10-10-2019 13:55 Veteran diplomat and nuclear expert Rafael Grossi takes 15 votes – one more than closest rival, acting chief Romanian Cornel Feruta – in survey of 35-strong IAEA board.

UNITED NATIONS

Grossi one of four candidates for top job at UN nuclear watchdog

06-09-2019 12:53 Argentina's ambassador to the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency confirms candidacy for director general post, vacant since death of Yukiya Amano. Three others also announce run for top post.

BLOOMBERG

Iran offered lesson by Argentine bid to head nuclear agency

09-08-2019 10:34 Nuclear expert Rafael Mariano Grossi says inspectors monitoring Iran’s nuclear deal could benefit from more openness and suggested his country’s nuclear programme holds a lesson for Tehran's leaders.

Nuclear watchdog

UN nuclear watchdog to have new chief in place by January

01-08-2019 16:50 Rafael Grossi, Argentina's ambassador to the IAEA, has been tipped as one of the most likely candidates for the post along with interim director, Romanian diplomat Cornel Feruta.

UN AGENCY

UN nuclear watchdog to start search for new chief

24-07-2019 15:29 Argentina's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, is among the frontrunners to succeed Yukiya Amano, who died last week.

NUCLEAR ENERGY

China eyes Argentina in global nuclear roll-out

22-06-2019 09:14 Costs, emissions and safety at stake as Argentina and China look set to seal a nuclear power deal.

US-Iran Tension

Trump calls off Iranian strikes, citing likely deaths

21-06-2019 19:06 The US president tweeted his rational for stopping short of a direct military strike on Iran. Tensions have steadily increased between the two countries in the year since the administration pulled out of the 2015 international agreement intended to curb the Iranian nuclear program.