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Uranium Enrichment

Iran · Warfare / Nuclear. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

10Records
2003–2006Date range
3Named people
0Places

Chronological records

2003

Mohammad KhatamiNovember 2003

Warfare / Nuclear

The IAEA presses Iran to suspend uranium work and submit to inspection.

2004

Mohammad Khatami24 October 2004

Warfare / Nuclear

The EU makes a proposal to provide civilian nuclear technology to Iran in exchange for Iran terminating its uranium enrichment programmemememe permanently, Iran rejects this outright saying it will not renounce its right to en

Mohammad Khatami22 November 2004

Warfare / Nuclear

Iran declares that it will voluntarily suspend its uranium enrichment programmemememe to enter negotiations with the EU, Iran will review its decision in three months but the EU seeks to have the suspension made permanent

Mohammad Khatami24 November 2004

Warfare / Nuclear

Talks between Iran and three EU members, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, result in a compromise.

2005

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad10 August 2005

Warfare / Nuclear

Iran resumes the conversion of uranium at the Isfahan facility, under IAEA safeguards, but does not engage in enrichment of uranium

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad11 August 2005

Warfare / Nuclear

The 35-member IAEA Board of Governors adopts a resolution calling upon Iran to suspend uranium conversion, and instruct director general Mohammed ElBaradei to submit a report on Iran's nuclear programmeme by September

Ali Khamenei11 August 2005

Warfare / Nuclear

The 35-member IAEA Board of Governors adopts a resolution calling upon Iran to suspend uranium conversion, and instruct director general Mohammed ElBaradei to submit a report on Iran's nuclear programmeme by September

2006

Mahmoud AhmadinejadApril 2006

Warfare / Nuclear

Ahmadinejad announces that Iran had successfully refined uranium to a stage suitable for the nuclear fuel cycle

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad31 July 2006

Warfare / Nuclear

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1696 gives until August 31, 2006 for Iran to suspend all uranium enrichment and related activities or face the prospect of sanctions

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad5 November 2006

Warfare / Nuclear

The Iranian Government approved a plan that allows foreign investors to participate in the work at the Natanz uranium enrichment plant

Names involved

Ali KhameneiMahmoud AhmadinejadMohammad Khatami

Provenance

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