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IAEA inspectors found uranium particles at two Iranian nuclear sites that Iran tried to block access to, according to a Friday report.
Iranian authorities had stonewalled the inspectors from reaching the sites for seven months before the inspection, and Iranian officials have failed to explain the presence of the uranium, the Reuters news agency reported, citing diplomats familiar with the UN agency’s work.
The inspections took place in August and September of 2020, the report said. The IAEA keeps its findings secret and only shared the details of the find with a few countries.
The Reuters report did not identify the sites. Earlier reports said one of the sites was in Abadeh, south of Isfahan a location that in September 2019 was flagged by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the site of an alleged secret nuclear facility. Iran denies that it seeks nuclear weapons; Netanyahu is adamant that the regime is lying to the world, and has said that a trove of nuclear documents conc
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Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (left) and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, wearing face masks due to the Covid-19 pandemic, pose for a picture during their meeting in Tehran. IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY/AFP
Qatar minister in Iran as Doha moves to mediate nuke issue
Tue, 16 February 2021
Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs met his Iranian counterpart on February 15, after Doha signalled its intention to mediate between Tehran and Washington over a landmark nuclear deal, an AFP journalist said.
The meeting comes as the 2015 deal between Iran and world powers limiting Tehran’s nuclear programme in exchange for international sanctions relief is hanging by a thread.
Posted: Feb 15, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 15
Dozens of families who lost loved ones on Flight PS752 in Iran protested outside Tehran s military court chanting justice, justice, justice on Saturday.(Submitted)
Relatives of the victims of downed Flight PS752, which crashed in Iran last year, held a protest in Tehran over the weekend demanding justice for their loved ones and the arrest of the leader of Iran s Revolutionary Guard Corps, which Iran s leaders have admitted shot down the plane.
The demonstration came days after Iran s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif denied the existence of an audio recording, obtained by CBC, in which he is said to be discussing the possibility that the destruction of Flight PS752 was an intentional act.
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel s US correspondent based in New York
Israeli National Security Council chairman Meir Ben-Shabbat (right), and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. (Flash90, AP)
The Israeli and American national security advisers spoke on the phone for the second time in recent weeks, the White House confirmed Friday, as the countries intensify their discussions on Iran an issue they don’t see eye-to-eye on.
The phone call between Meir Ben-Shabbat and Jake Sullivan took place on a secure line on Thursday and also included other senior national security officials from both countries, Axios reported.
It came just 16 days after their first conversation, during which they also discussed Iran, but Thursday’s discussion was considerably longer, according to Israeli officials.