The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) rebuffed accusations that the country was enriching uranium to 84 percent purity, confirming that Tehran had not deviated from its nuclear activities for a peaceful purpose. The organization’s chief Mohammad Eslami made a statement following accusations from the International Atomic and Energy Agency (IAEA) in its confidential quarterly report that it had spotted suspected particles of uranium enriched to around 87 percent in the inspection of the Fordow nuclear facility last January. Eslami…

Two German diplomats have been declared as unwelcome individuals and are required to depart from the country, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani. This action was taken in response to what was perceived as Germany’s reckless interference in internal affairs and judicial matters. The decision was made a week after the German government expelled two workers of the Iranian Embassy in Berlin, which was done in protest of the death penalty given to Jamshid Sharmadh, a German-Iranian…

Iranian government has been criticized by the opposition National Resistance Front of Afghanistan for ceding the Tehran embassy in Tehran to the Taliban. The NRF spokesman, Sibghatullah Ahmadi, in a statement said the action was taken despite the Front’s concerns about its “adverse consequences”. “Nonetheless, [Iran] allowed the representatives of the illegitimate and the terrorist group of Taliban to enter the diplomatic mission of Afghanistan,” said the statement. “Handing over the diplomatic mission of Afghanistan in Iran to a group…