Yukiya Amano

Tehran and Baghdad: Changing the Nuclear Dynamic

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.30.2012

Abraham H. Foxman

The Baghdad meeting enhanced the credibility of the Israeli position that the Iranians see diplomacy as merely a stalling tactic to enable it to move forward on its nuclear program.

UN Nuclear Chief Reaches Deal With Iran

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 05.23.2012

VIENNA — Despite some remaining differences, a deal has been reached with Iran that will allow the U.N. nuclear agency to restart a long-stalled...

UN Nuclear Chief On Crucial Iran Mission

AP | NASSER KARIMI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 05.22.2012

TEHRAN, Iran — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency pushed Monday for a breakthrough pact with Iran to resume inspections into suspected secret a...

UN Nuclear Chief Heads To Iran

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 05.21.2012

VIENNA — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency flew to Tehran on Sunday on a delicate mission that – if successful – could finally lif...

Ban Ki-Moon Urges Better Safety, Security At Nuke Plants

AP | By MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 11.22.2011

UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged strong international action Thursday to boost safety and security of nuclear power plants a...

U.N. Nuke Chief Increasingly Concerned About Warhead Experiments In Iran

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 11.12.2011

VIENNA — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency on Monday announced plans to publish new information backing up his belief that Iran may be working...

IAEA Head: 'We Need To Have A Sense Of Urgency' On Nuke Safety

AP | By GEORGE JAHN | Posted 08.20.2011

VIENNA -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday urged a worldwide review of safety measures to prevent new nuclear disasters, ...

U.N. Chief: Japan Nuclear Crisis 'Far From The End'

Reuters | Posted 05.26.2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's chief nuclear inspector said on Saturday that Japan was "still far from the end of the accident" at its Fukushima n...

UN Nuclear Chief: Serious Problems With Government Emergency Responses Exposed

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

VIENNA — Japan's nuclear crisis has exposed huge weaknesses in how the world deals with such disasters, the U.N. nuclear chief said Monday, urgi...

How to Stop Iran's Nuclear Threat

Alireza Jafarzadeh | Posted 05.25.2011

Alireza Jafarzadeh

The Iranian opposition movement does not ask for money or arms, much less troops. But it does demand that, at this critical juncture, it not be shut out of the Iran policy debate.

Iran May Be Working On Nuclear Warheads, Says UN Report

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

VIENNA — The U.N. nuclear agency on Thursday said it was worried Iran may currently be working on making a nuclear warhead, suggesting for the f...

Yukiya Amano: IAEA Chooses Japanese Diplomat As New Head

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

VIENNA — The world's top nuclear watchdog chose Japan's Yukiya Amano as its next head on Thursday _ and he touched on the devastation U.S. atom ...

IAEA Chief ElBaradei Potential Replacements Being Examined

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

With their qualifications under heightened scrutiny following North Korea's second nuclear test, five candidates began campaigning on Tuesday to repla...