Iran says agrees with IAEA to regulate relations based on safeguards agreements

STORY: Iran says agrees with IAEA to regulate relations based on safeguards agreements DATELINE: March 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:46 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the joint press conference STORYLINE: The Iranian nuclear chief said on Saturday Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have agreed to regulate their relations on the basis of the safeguards agreements. President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami made the remarks in an address to a joint press conference with visiting IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in Tehran following their meetings earlier in the day. Eslami said basing the two sides' relations on the safeguards agreements helps the IAEA be assured of Iran's nuclear activities and prevent any discrepancy or contradiction. The AEOI president noted that the communication "should be in a way to build trust," adding the two sides should shield it from external interference so as to let cooperation and exchange continue

Ex-Lucky Dragon crewman Oishi with his new book

Ex-Lucky Dragon crewman Oishi with his new book

TOKYO, Japan - Matashichi Oishi, former crew member of Japanese trawler the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, or Lucky Dragon No. 5, holds his new book on war and the history of nuclear weapons titled ''Mujun'' (L), meaning contradiction, and the English translation of another of his books, ''The Day the Sun Rose in the West'' (R), in Tokyo in November 2011. The boat and crew members were exposed to radiation from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean in 1954.

Iran says U.S. "contradictory behavior" main obstacle to nuclear agreement

STORY: Iran says U.S. "contradictory behavior" main obstacle to nuclear agreement DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a press conference of the Iranian foreign ministry STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday that the contradiction in the U.S. officials' words and actions is the main obstacle to an agreement on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, according to the official news agency IRNA. Speaking at a weekly press conference, Kanaani added that U.S. officials sent messages to voice their viewpoints about the nuclear talks on the one hand, while showing contradictory behaviors in practice on the other. He noted that Washington's approach failed to contribute to or supplement the nuclear talks. Kanaani stressed that "grounds exist for reviving the nuclear deal and all sides' return to it," but the issue currently hinges on the U.S. government's political decision. "We can return to the deal"

Iran says U.S. Middle East policy contradicts its peace claim

STORY: Iran says U.S. Middle East policy contradicts its peace claim DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani speaking STORYLINE: Iran on Wednesday blamed the United States for its contradiction between remarks and behavior toward the Middle East, saying while U.S. President Joe Biden claimed that the establishment of peace is among the objectives of his visit to the region, Washington's foreign policy demonstrates something else. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani made the remarks at a press conference in reaction to Biden's comments about his visit to the region in an opinion piece published on Saturday by Washington Post. Biden claimed that among his objectives for the visit is "contributing to the establishment of peace in the region." Kanaani said it is very surprising that the U.S. officials "erroneously" think they could justify the consequences of their "destructi

Int'l probe into U.S. biolabs in Ukraine needed: Pakistani expert

STORY: Int'l probe into U.S. biolabs in Ukraine needed: Pakistani expert DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): JAVED RANA, Editor, The Digital Dispatch, Pakistan STORYLINE: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday that Moscow has information that an array of biological laboratories that are engaged in developing bio-weapons have been founded around Russia. A Pakistani expert has expressed his concern over the U.S. biolabs in Ukraine and said the international probe into the alleged U.S.-led biolabs in Ukraine is needed. SOUNDBITE (English): JAVED RANA, Editor, The Digital Dispatch, Pakistan "The U.S. has been in a web of his own contradictions. Initially, they came up with the argument that these labs don't exist, and later on when they have admitted, so they are coming up with a lot of contradiction, and that indicates that the Americans have long ago launched their geostrategic political project inside Ukraine. Americans h

Abe calls for amending part of Article 9 of Constitution

Abe calls for amending part of Article 9 of Constitution

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocates amending part of the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution at a Diet session in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2016. Abe said there is a contradiction between the existence of the Self-Defense Forces and the article that stipulates Japan never maintains land, sea and air forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China environment minister meets press during NPC in Beijing

China environment minister meets press during NPC in Beijing

China's Environmental Protection Minister Chen Jining speaks at a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress, or parliament, in Beijing on March 7, 2015. He said China is now faced with an "unprecedented" contradiction between economic development and the need for environmental protection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-Lucky Dragon crewman Oishi with his new book

Ex-Lucky Dragon crewman Oishi with his new book

TOKYO, Japan - Matashichi Oishi, former crew member of Japanese trawler the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, or Lucky Dragon No. 5, holds his new book on war and the history of nuclear weapons titled ''Mujun'' (L), meaning contradiction, and the English translation of another of his books, ''The Day the Sun Rose in the West'' (R), in Tokyo in November 2011. The boat and crew members were exposed to radiation from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean in 1954. (Kyodo)