President Pezeshkian calls on ambassadors to make efforts to improve Iran’s foreign relations, especially by removing trade barriers.

The report by the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency said that as of Feb. 8, Iran has 605.8 pounds of uranium enriched up to 60%.

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions between Tehran and Washington rise after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday showed.

The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) commences a regular meeting in Vienna, Austria, where a report by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on Iran is on the agenda.

Iran has strongly rejected attempts by the UK, France, and Germany to activate the snapback mechanism under the 2015 nuclear deal, arguing that the three European countries have no legal or moral standing to do so after failing to uphold their own commitments.

Iran has sharply increased its stockpile of a critical raw material for atomic weapons, according to a confidential U.N. report.

Russia and Iran remain aligned on Tehran’s goals for its domestic nuclear program, the Russian foreign ministry said this week.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, on Monday slammed what he described as untrue claims by the