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The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi visited Iran's Natanz nuclear plant and its Fordow site.
United Nation's Nuclear watchdog visited two nuclear sites in Iran Friday morning. The International Atomic Energy Agency's Head, Rafael Grossi went to the Fordow site some 100 kilometres south of Tehran and Natanz nuclear plant aimed at resolving disputes on nuclear talks.
Their last report in June said it had lost continuity of knowledge to key parts of the Iranian nuclear programme due to being unable to perform verification and monitoring activities for more than three and a half years.
Speaking earlier to Iranian officials, Grossi made an effort to restore his inspectors' access.
Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi told the chief of the IAEA that the country is willing to resolve outstanding disputes but won't succumb to pressure.
Following the discussions, Araqchi said that the ball is in the European Union/E3 court, referring to France, Britain, and Germany.
The three countries along with the United States represent the West in the nuclear talks with Iran.
"Willing to negotiate based on our national interest and inalienable rights, but not ready to negotiate under pressure and intimidation," Iranian state media quoted Araqchi as saying. "I hope the other side will adopt a rational policy."
Grossi's trip comes a week before the IAEA's 35-nation board of governors meet in Vienna with the European 3 to consider whether to raise pressure on Iran given its lack of cooperation.
The Head of IAEA also met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian for the first time since Pezeshkian was elected in July. The president told Grossi that Tehran was prepared to cooperate with the IAEA to clear up "alleged ambiguities" about Tehran's nuclear work, state media reported.
After a meeting with Iran's nuclear chief, in a televised joint press conference, Grossi urged Tehran to take steps to resolve the remaining issues.
"It is in our power here to take concrete steps that will indicate clearly, to the U.S. and the international community, that we can clarify things and move forward with concrete solutions," Grossi said.
President-Elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January upends the nuclear diplomacy, which had already stalled under the outgoing administration of Joe Biden.
During Trump’s last term, Washington unilaterally withdrew from the deal struck in 2015 between Iran and six world powers that limited Tehran’s nuclear work in exchange for relief from sanctions.
Since then, Tehran abandoned all limits on its program, and enriches uranium to up to 60% purity, close to the 90% required for an atomic bomb.
Iran has long denied any nuclear-bomb ambitions, saying it is enriching uranium for civilian energy use only.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
Israeli protesters gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday (October 25), urging the government to finalise the hostage deal and secure the return of the remaining deceased captives held in Gaza.
Kyrgyzstan has launched a national stablecoin and central bank digital currency in collaboration with cryptocurrency exchange Binance, announced President Sadyr Japarov on Saturday.
In an exclusive interview with AnewZ during Azerbaijan Arbitration Days 2025, President Emeritus of the European Council Charles Michel said international arbitration can strengthen investor confidence, build peace, and turn Baku into a trusted bridge between Europe and Asia.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Türkiye next Thursday for discussions on bilateral relations and international matters, German officials announced on Friday.
Between January and September this year, a total of 30.5 million tonnes of oil was transported via the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) main export pipeline, according to data released by the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation.
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