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Russia Today
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Tehran invites Moscow to help rebuild in wake of Israeli-US airstrikes
Iranian authorities believe Russia could help rebuild infrastructure damaged by recent Israeli and US airstrikes, Tehran's ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said on Thursday. He cited a strategic partnership agreement between the two nations signed in January. The treaty outlines economic cooperation and the joint fight against terrorism, while opposing what both nations describe as unilateral coercive measures and breaches of international law. 'Russia can play its role in restoring damaged civilian infrastructure, if necessary, as well as being a mediator to help reduce tensions,' Jalali told Russian media. Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Iran last month, citing concerns over Tehran's nuclear program. The claim was dismissed by both the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and US intelligence. However, Washington later followed up with strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities before pushing both sides to agree to a ceasefire. The attacks caused heavy damage to civilian infrastructure and claimed hundreds of lives, according to the UN. The latest death toll, provided by Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani on Thursday, stands at 1,100 people. Tehran's retaliatory strikes resulted in 28 deaths in Israel, according to local health authorities and media outlets. During the 12-day war, several countries, including Russia, began evacuating their citizens from Iran. Among those at risk were hundreds of specialists working at Iran's only operational nuclear power plant, located near the port city of Bushehr on the Persian Gulf. While the city was reportedly targeted during the airstrikes, the nuclear facility itself remained unharmed. Russia played a central role in building and commissioning the plant, supplying it with nuclear fuel, and retrieving the spent material to minimize proliferation risks. Tehran has long insisted that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes only. Following the airstrikes, it suspended cooperation with the international nuclear watchdog IAEA and expelled its inspectors. Russia condemned the attacks, accusing Israel and the US of committing a gross violation of international law, and offered to mediate. Along with China, it also accused the two countries of undermining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which guarantees the right of signatories to pursue civilian nuclear energy. The UN, various human rights organizations, and legal experts have also condemned the Israeli and US attacks on Iran.
Russia Today
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Tehran invites Moscow to help rebuild in the wake of Israeli-US airstrikes
Iranian authorities believe Russia could help rebuild infrastructure damaged by recent Israeli and US airstrikes, Tehran's ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said on Thursday. He cited a strategic partnership agreement between the two nations signed in January. The treaty outlines economic cooperation and the joint fight against terrorism, while opposing what both nations describe as unilateral coercive measures and breaches of international law. 'Russia can play its role in restoring damaged civilian infrastructure, if necessary, as well as being a mediator to help reduce tensions,' Jalali told Russian media. Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Iran last month, citing concerns over Tehran's nuclear program. The claim was dismissed by both the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and US intelligence. However, Washington later followed up with strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities before pushing both sides to agree to a ceasefire. The attacks caused heavy damage to civilian infrastructure and claimed hundreds of lives, according to the UN. The latest death toll, provided by Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani on Thursday, stands at 1,100 people. Tehran's retaliatory strikes resulted in 28 deaths in Israel, according to local health authorities and media outlets. During the 12-day war, several countries, including Russia, began evacuating their citizens from Iran. Among those at risk were hundreds of specialists working at Iran's only operational nuclear power plant, located near the port city of Bushehr on the Persian Gulf. While the city was reportedly targeted during the airstrikes, the nuclear facility itself remained unharmed. Russia played a central role in building and commissioning the plant, supplying it with nuclear fuel, and retrieving the spent material to minimize proliferation risks. Tehran has long insisted that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes only. Following the airstrikes, it suspended cooperation with the international nuclear watchdog IAEA and expelled its inspectors. Russia condemned the attacks, accusing Israel and the US of committing a gross violation of international law, and offered to mediate. Along with China, it also accused the two countries of undermining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which guarantees the right of signatories to pursue civilian nuclear energy. The UN, various human rights organizations, and legal experts have also condemned the Israeli and US attacks on Iran.
India.com
03-07-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Irans Nuclear Gambit: Has Tehran Cleared The Path To A Bomb By Ditching IAEA? Know In Detail
Iran has suspended its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a step that has ignited international concern regarding its nuclear activities. The move, as reported by official state media on Wednesday, followed recent Israeli and US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites last month. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ratified legislation to cancel cooperation with the IAEA. The move was made by parliament with a huge majority on June 24, just one day after a ceasefire was imposed on Israel. Enactment of the new law essentially brings an end to international monitoring of Iran's nuclear program, enabling Tehran to pursue its nuclear goals in secret. Iran has always held the stance that no other country can decide whether or not it can have nuclear power. Implications Of IAEA Withdrawal The parliamentary vote signified that IAEA inspectors can no longer visit Iran's nuclear facilities. This has a direct implication that if Iran clandestinely develops its nuclear program, the IAEA cannot find out how many advances it has made. Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, acknowledged that IAEA inspectors are still in Iran and safe, but added that "their activities have been suspended, and they are not permitted to visit our sites." Access by IAEA inspectors in the future would now need to be sanctioned specially by Iran's Supreme National Security Council. Path To A Nuclear Bomb? The move to sever ties with the IAEA heightened suspicions that Iran is rushing headlong towards the development of a nuclear weapon. Frighteningly, 400 kilograms of uranium are said to be 'missing' after the bombing of Iran's Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear installations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already stated that Iran has sufficient uranium to make nine nuclear bombs. Worth noting is that Iran already possesses a considerable amount of enriched uranium. The IAEA previously reported that Iran enriched its uranium up to 60 percent purity. In the absence of international oversight, if Iran enriches its uranium further to 90 percent, it could gain the ability to develop a nuclear bomb. Nevertheless, there are still a number of weaponization obstacles that would be in the way. In spite of these changes, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said in an interview with CBS News that there was no force that could fully annihilate technology and science using bombs. NPT Membership And Contradictions Iran is still a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which gives the country the right to utilise nuclear power for peaceful purposes but does not allow it to build nuclear weapons. This right includes uranium enrichment and nuclear research, as well as access to nuclear technology and materials, provided they are not for weaponization. However, NPT membership requires accepting IAEA monitoring to ensure the program remains peaceful. Iran has never denied that its nuclear program is for peaceful use, but its 60 percent uranium enrichment is far beyond the 5 percent that is usually deemed sufficient for peaceful purposes, causing one to question their assertion. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei also declared that if Iran wanted to construct a bomb, world leaders could not prevent it. Iran's motives for restarting its nuclear programs are unclear. The US and Israeli attacks allegedly destroyed most of Iran's nuclear centrifuges at Natanz, which would make enrichment difficult. Some of Iran's hidden nuclear facilities are presumed to be still safe. Kuh-e-Kolang Gaz-La, a clandestine nuclear complex within mountains just a short distance from Natanz, is such an example. If Iran resumes operations at this or other centers like it, it will lead to a major increase in anxiety for Israel and the United States. International Reactions The United States has viewed Iran's move to suspend co-operation with the IAEA as "unacceptable." U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy K. Bruce said, "We would characterize it as unacceptable. Iran has opted to suspend co-operation with the IAEA at a moment when it had the chance to alter its path and pursue a path of peace and prosperity." In turn, a representative of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres characterized the move as "clearly concerning." Potential "Breakout Time" Though recent Israeli strikes allegedly killed several leading Iranian nuclear scientists, conceivably slowing the mission, the degree of damage to infrastructure is unknown. The U.S. has asserted the American-Israeli strikes have delayed Iran's nuclear program by a minimum of two years. Experts, as quoted by a report from DW, thought that prior to the attacks, Iran's "breakout time"—the time it would take Iran to enrich uranium up to weapons-grade for a nuclear weapon—had nearly reached zero. This would mean Iran might have enriched weapon-grade uranium within days, weeks, or a few months. The IAEA Chief also informed CNN that "certainly it won't occur tomorrow, although I don't believe it will take many years either." It should be mentioned that highly enriched uranium is not the only ingredient for a nuclear bomb; it also requires a delivery system (such as missiles or submarines) and weapon design.
Saba Yemen
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Iran's Ambassador to Security Council: We demand explicit condemnation of violation of Iran's sovereignty
New York - Saba: In his address to the second emergency meeting of the Security Council regarding the Zionist aggression against Iran, Amir Saeed Iravani, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, emphasized that the temporary use of international law represents a blatant pattern of structural hypocrisy. According to the Iranian Tasnim News Agency, he said: Despite the repeated warnings issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the threats targeting its peaceful nuclear facilities and sites, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency has not taken any action to date, this silence undermines the credibility, impartiality, and authority of the Agency. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Iravani: Iran will not hesitate to defend its sovereignty & people
Tehran – Saba: Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, affirmed that the Islamic Republic will not hesitate for a moment to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and people. During a UN Security Council session devoted to discussing the situation in the Middle East, Iravani warned of continued Israeli attacks against Iran, stressing that Iran did not initiate any war, and that its recent response was defensive, limited, and deterrent, according to Tasnim News Agency. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
