Nuclear Weapons

There was no discrepancy between the design information questionnaire submitted by Iran to the international nuclear watchdog and the layout of centrifuges at Iran's nuclear facilities, Iranian Students' News Agency quoted President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami as saying on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami made the remarks at the 29th Iranian Nuclear Conference at Shahid Beheshti University on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing Iran's Mehr News Agency. Eslami said the country seeks to export its nuclear products and technology, adding that Iran is currently exporting radiopharmaceuticals.

The phone conversation on late Friday "focused on security developments in the Middle East", including the latest developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran's nuclear programme, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the statement. Earlier this week, Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians in a military raid on the West Bank city of Nablus, aggravating the already high tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.

"I think it's inevitable. I think it's seventh nuclear test is inevitable and I think another Hwasong-17 (intercontinental ballistic missile) test using a solid fuel propeller, I think that's inevitable because in the New Year speech, they said that," said Cha, currently a senior vice president and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank.

The details of nuclear installations were exchanged through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad. The agreement, which was signed on December 31, 1988 and came into force on January 27, 1991, provides that India and Pakistan inform each other of the nuclear installations and facilities to be covered under the agreement on the 1st of January of every calendar year.

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a two-hour meeting with the EU's Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell on the sidelines of a regional conference in Amman, capital of Jordan, according to a statement published on the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website on Tuesday.

"Today, we have necessary nuclear capability, but we do not intend to produce a bomb ... (as) we consider the production of (nuclear) bombs forbidden on the basis of our (religious) beliefs," Xinhua news agency quoted Kamal Kharazi as saying at an event here.

The UN's nuclear watchdog said in a statement on Monday that its experts at the Zaporizhzhia plant assessed the damage at the site earlier that day and found its "key equipment remained intact", reports Xinhua news agency. "The status of the six reactor units is stable, and the integrity of the spent fuel, the fresh fuel and the low, medium and high-level radioactive waste in their respective storage facilities was confirmed," the IAEA statement quoted its expert team as saying.

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a state TV programme, referring to Iran's demands in reaching an agreement on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Xinhua news agency reported. He noted that "our goal in negotiations is to reach a good and stable agreement, and when we uphold the JCPOA, we must have a reliable level of guarantees."

He made the remarks on Sunday in an address to Iranian reporters in New York after meeting with other countries' Foreign Ministers following the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Amir-Abdollahian said over the past few days, the US officials sent a message to him, saying that they have the will and goodwill to reach a nuclear agreement, Xinhua news agency reported.