Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
May 28, 2025
The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baqaei, in response to reporters’ questions regarding some reports in Western media about the latest developments in Iran-US negotiations, said talks on setting the time and venue for the next round of negotiations are ongoing, and once finalized, they will be announced by Oman.
May 18, 2025
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May 17, 2025
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi emphasized the Islamic Republic of Iran's logical stance on the necessity of benefiting from its legal rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) during a joint meeting held on Friday evening with the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, hosted by the Atomic Energy Organization of...
May 12, 2025
Today, the Department of State is sanctioning three Iranian nationals and one Iranian entity with ties to Iran’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, which is known by its Persian acronym, SPND – the direct successor organization to Iran’s pre-2004 nuclear weapons program, also referred to as the Amad Project. All individuals...
May 12, 2025
Sayyed Mohammad Reza Seddighi Saber is the head of Iran’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research’s (also known by its Persian acronym, SPND) Shahid Karimi Group, a group that works on explosives-related projects. Seddighi Saber is linked to projects including research and testing applicable to the development of nuclear explosive...
May 12, 2025
Specially Designated Nationals List UpdateThe following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List: SABER, Sayyed Mohammad Reza Seddighi, Iran; DOB 24 Aug 1974; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; National ID No. 2739202830 (Iran) (individual) [NPWMD] [IFSR].
May 6, 2025
[...]Question: In an interview with NBC News on May 4, 2025, US President Donald Trump said he believes Iran’s nuclear programme should be completely dismantled with the exception of the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Have such US proposals been discussed in the ongoing contacts between Russia and the United States, particularly regarding Iran’s...
May 5, 2025
Q. - Good afternoon, Minister. Piotr Smolar from the French newspaper Le Monde.[...]
May 2, 2025
[...]Ensuring Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon is a key security priority for the EU. We recall Iran’s legally binding obligations under the NPT, and its commitments, all of which are essential to the global non-proliferation regime. The EU remains committed to a diplomatic solution to address the Iran nuclear issue. We call on all countries...
April 30, 2025
THE MINISTER - I've just spoken at the United Nations Security Council to Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, whom I thank for being alongside me. I thank him for informing the Council about the risk of proliferation, i.e. the risk of the spread of nuclear weapons.