DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Iran hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will choose "rationality" in its dealing with the Islamic Republic, Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, adding Tehran had never sought nuclear weapons.
Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran did not pose a security threat to the world.
Iran, Uranium Enrichment
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Iran tries to calm nuclear concerns as UN warns on enrichment
IAEA Warns Iran Accelerating Uranium Enrichment to Near Weapons Grade
Just 42 kg of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity is needed for one atomic bomb, according to the IAEA. Iran current possesses some 200 kg of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity, Grossi said. Moreover, he added, “We are going to start seeing steady increases from now.”
UN Nuclear Chief Urges Dialogue Between Trump, Iran
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog called on the Trump administration and Iran on Wednesday to hold talks, as Tehran has accelerated its production of enriched uranium.
Iran is "pressing the gas pedal" on its enrichment of uranium to near weapons grade, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday, adding that Iran's recently announced acceleration in enrichment was starting to take effect.
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday he did not see Donald Trump's new administration contributing to the risk of a war between Israel and Iran, addressing an issue the region has feared since the start of Israel's war in Gaza.
The U.S. president and his allies used the World Economic Forum to offer the global elite a warning: “America First” is back, by any means necessary.
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Iran VP says government put off enforcing strict dress codeIranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday his government had put off enforcing the country's strict Islamic dress code in order "not to put women under pressure".Covering the neck and head and dressing modestly became mandatory for women in Iran following the Islamic revolution that overthrew the US-backed Shah in 1979.
Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, conveyed a pacifying message in Davos, dismissing nuclear armament ambitions and opening doors for dialogue with the U.S. and Western nations amid escalating uranium enrichment activities that alarm global leaders.
The Iranian vice president for strategic affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has traveled to Switzerland to take part in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
An official dismissed media speculation that the Iranian vice president for strategic affairs has held talks with American representatives during his visit to Switzerland for participation in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Iran hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will choose "rationality" in its dealing with the Islamic Republic, Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, adding Tehran had never sought nuclear weapons.
General António Guterres warns of growing impunity, and the head of the Atomic Energy Agency denounces the expansion of nuclear arsenals
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