Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has opened a uranium factory meant to produce fuel for nuclear reactors. The Iranian Atomic Energy Agency said it oversaw the launch of the uranium dioxide factory in Isfahan. The agency said the facility would supply five percent enriched uranium fuel for the nuclear reactor at Bushehr. “Under the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran plans to build additional nuclear energy reactors along its southern coast. Officials said Iran has drafted plans to build up to 20 nuclear power plants. They said most of the proposed locations were near the southern port city of Bushehr as well as along the Caspian Sea. “The power […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — A leading Iranian missile plant is said to have been struck by a series of explosions. Iranian opposition sources said three explosions rocked a missile research and storage complex in Teheran. The sources said the blasts were heard on May 7, but did not know of any casualties or damage. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has been rocked by an earthquake felt throughout the Gulf and South Asia. Iran said the earthquake reached a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter Scale and called the strongest in more than 50 years. Unlike the one on April 9, the latest quake did not take place near […]