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  5.9-magnitude quake jolts Iran, five injured

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 07:26pm on April 18, 2021

  A 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Sunday hit Iran’s southwestern Bushehr province, which houses a nuclear power plant, injuring five people but causing no major damage, state...

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  Production of 60pc enriched uranium under way: Iran

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 12:12am on April 17, 2021

  Iran said Friday it has begun producing uranium at 60 per cent purity, in another breach of its commitments to the international community which is...

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  Iran, Russia show united front against West on nuclear deal

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 12:21am on April 14, 2021

  Russia put on a united front with Iran against the United States and Europe Tuesday amid talks in Vienna on bringing Washington back into a...

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  Iran’s Zarif warns US against sabotage, sanctions

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 03:16pm on April 13, 2021

  Iran’s foreign minister warned on Tuesday that ‘acts of sabotage’ and sanctions will give the United States no extra leverage in talks on reviving a...

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  Iran suspends cooperation with EU for blacklisting its officials

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 11:26am on April 13, 2021

  Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday it is suspending cooperation with the European Union in various fields following the bloc’s decision to blacklist several Iranian...

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  Iran blames Israel for attack on nuclear site

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 10:38pm on April 12, 2021

  Iran charged on Monday that its arch-enemy Israel was ‘of course’ behind an attack on its main nuclear site, the Natanz uranium enrichment plant, and...

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  Iran calls S Korea to release funds frozen under US sanctions

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 10:47am on April 12, 2021

  Tehran urged Seoul on Sunday to release billions of dollars of Iranian funds frozen in South Korea under US sanctions over its nuclear programme, during...

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  Nuclear facility hit by ‘terrorism’: Iran atomic agency

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 10:37am on April 12, 2021

  Iran’s atomic energy organisation said on Sunday the Natanz nuclear facility was hit by a terrorist act, hours after it said an ‘accident’ had caused...

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  Accident at Iran nuclear facility, no casualties: Fars

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 02:36pm on April 11, 2021

  An ‘accident’ took place at an Iranian nuclear facility on Sunday but caused no casualties or damage, the Fars news agency reported, citing the spokesman...

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  Iran starts up centrifuges in nuclear deal breach

  Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 11:24pm on April 10, 2021

  Iran announced Saturday it has started up advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges in a breach of its undertakings under a troubled 2015 nuclear deal, days after...