Mahmoud AhmadinejadSeptember 2002
Russian technicians begin construction of Irans first nuclear reactor at Bushehr despite strong objections from US
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Russian technicians begin construction of Irans first nuclear reactor at Bushehr despite strong objections from US
The US accuses Iran of seeking to develop a secret nuclear weapons programme and publishes satellite images of two nuclear sites under construction at Natanz and Arak
The UNs International Atomic Energy Agency conducts a series of inspections in Iran, Iran confirms that there are sites at Natanz and Arak under construction, but insists that these, like Bushehr, are designed solely to provide fuel
White House refuses to rule out the "military option" in dealing with Iran after IAEA says Iran "failed to report certain nuclear materials and activities"
Washington says Iran is not complying with non-proliferation accords but agrees to support proposal from Britain, France and Germany to give Iran until end of October fully to disclose nuclear activities and allow surprise inspections
As agreed in the Paris Agreement, Iran voluntarily signs and implements the Additional Protocol to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty
A confidential United Nations report is leaked, the report states that all nuclear materials within Iran have been accounted for and there is no evidence of any military nuclear program
Kamal Kharrazi says, "We wont accept any new obligations. Iran has a high technical capability and has to be recognised by the international community as a member of the nuclear club. This is an irreversible path"
Kamal Kharrazi says, "We wont accept any new obligations. Iran has a high technical capability and has to be recognised by the international community as a member of the nuclear club. This is an irreversible path"
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei should either toughen his stance on Iran or fail to be chosen for a third term as IAEA head
The EU-3 submit a proposal to Iran pursuant to the Paris Agreement which requires Iran to permanently cease enrichment, the proposal is rejected by Iran as a violation of the Paris Agreement and Irans Non-proliferation Treaty
Iranian Head of State Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issues a fatwa forbidding the production, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons
Iranian Head of State Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issues a fatwa forbidding the production, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons
At a United Nations high-level summit, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad states Iran had the right to develop a civil nuclear-power program within the terms of the 1970 Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons
The IAEA releasedsa report saying that Iran blocked nuclear inspectors from the United Nations from conducting a second visit to a site known as Parchin military complex
Says that building the nuclear bomb is not the policy of his Government and reportedly said that there was no such policy and that such a policy was "illegal and against our religion"
The IAEA reports that "Iran has continued to facilitate access under its Safeguards Agreement as requested by the Agency ... including by providing in a timely manner the requisite declarations and access to locations"
The IAEA votes 27-3 to report Iran to the United Nations Security Council, After the vote, Iran announces its intention to end voluntary co-operation with the IAEA beyond basic Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty requirements
Iran says it will no longer allow snap inspections of its nuclear sites, after the United Nations nuclear watchdog vote to report Tehran to the Security Council
US National Security Strategy decries Iran, stating that "Iran has violated its Non-proliferation Treaty safeguards obligations and refuses to provide objective guarantees that its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes
Ahmadinejad announces, "I am officially announcing that Iran has joined the group of those countries which have nuclear technology"
Ahmadinejad announces that "Today the Iranian nation possesses the full nuclear fuel cycle"
Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the head of Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran declared that Iran has started construction of a domestically built nuclear power plant with capacity of 360 MW
Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the head of Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran declared that Iran has started construction of a domestically built nuclear power plant with capacity of 360 MW
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