nuclear proliferation

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Trump rules out Iran strikes before Nov. 3 midterms

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States will not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. He pointed to "productive discussions" with Tehran and said a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports will stay in place.

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Russia, China veto UN panel monitoring Iran sanctions

Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that would have extended the mandate of the Panel of Experts monitoring sanctions on Iran, blocking the measure despite 11 votes in favor, according to Anadolu Agency. Pakistan…

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IAEA refers Iran to UN Security Council for first time in 20 years

The International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors voted on Wednesday to refer Iran's nuclear noncompliance to the United Nations Security Council, marking the first such action in two decades and deepening the diplomatic rift between Western powers and the…

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IAEA refers Iran to UN Security Council for first time in 20 years

The UN nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors voted Wednesday to report Iran to the UN Security Council for breaching its nuclear non-proliferation obligations, marking the first such referral in two decades and escalating a diplomatic standoff between Tehran and…

IAEA board passes resolution demanding Iran account for uranium stockpile

The International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors on Wednesday passed a U.S.-backed resolution demanding Iran disclose the status of its enriched uranium reserves and grant inspectors access to verify nuclear material at sites bombed during last year's conflict with…

Iran accuses US of nuclear treaty violations at NPT review conference

The 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons opened on April 27 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivering a stark warning that the global nuclear order is deteriorating…