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Will Iran be bombed or have a bomb?

‘DO WHATEVER the hell you want,’ said Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian after being fed up with Donald Trump’s maximum pressure tactic on Iran’s nuclear programme. He wants Iran to ‘agree to never make a nuclear weapon.’ He offered Iran to choose between military action and peace talks. He sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei on March 5...

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TEPCO makes space for Fukushima nuclear debris

Workers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have started dismantling water storage tanks to free up space for tonnes of nuclear debris, 14 years after the facility was hit by a devastating tsunami.

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Iran not seeking nuclear weapons, says president

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday that his country was not seeking a nuclear weapon, a day after US President Donald Trump called for a new agreement to prevent it from obtaining one.

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Kim vows nuclear programme to continue

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang’s nuclear programme would continue ‘indefinitely’, state media reported Wednesday, days after new US president Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader...

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Iranian president warns Trump against risking ‘war’

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran was not seeking ‘nuclear weaponry’ and warned US president-elect Donald Trump against risking ‘war’ with the Islamic republic, according to a US televised interview broadcast on Tuesday...

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France activates most powerful nuclear reactor

France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays and technical setbacks.

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Western powers move to censure Iran at UN nuclear meet

European powers and the United States have submitted a resolution censuring Iran for its poor cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, diplomats told AFP on Wednesday, as Tehran warned of a ‘proportionate’ response if it passes...

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IAEA chief tours sensitive Iran nuclear plants

The UN nuclear chief toured two Iranian uranium enrichment plants that have been the focus of Western concern on Friday after Tehran said it was ready to address ‘doubts’ about its ambitions.

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Russia assures of Rooppur plant completion

Foreign secretary Ambassador Md Jashim Uddin on Wednesday thanked Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy for Russian Federation’s ongoing support, particularly in the implementation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project...

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ACC probe sought into allegations against Hasina, family

A writ petition was filed on Tuesday with the High Court, seeking a directive for the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate allegations against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and her former defence and security adviser, Tarique Ahmed Siddique, over the alleged embezzlement of $5 billion from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project...

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Govt focuses more on project than loan deal

Finance, commerce and, science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that the interim government was giving more focus on continuation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant being constructed with around a $12 billion loan from Russia...