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Iranian Atomic Energy Organization chief Mohammad Eslami said Iran must accelerate its nuclear-fusion program and avoid falling behind countries investing in the technology. He also highlighted cooperation with knowledge-based companies and universities, while officials unveiled three tokamak plasma-diagnostic systems and an NDT testing laboratory.
Read storyAn Iranian vice president’s opinion article published by IRNA attributes Iran’s scientific and nuclear advances to the late leader’s emphasis on faith, public participation and self-reliance. The article also accuses the United States and Israel of attacks against Iran and calls for continued national unity and technological development.
Read storyMohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, said the country’s nuclear industry had been shaped by the guidance and institutional support of the late revolutionary leader. In an IRNA-reported television interview, he discussed Iran’s plans to expand nuclear power, including a stated target of 20,000 megawatts by 1420, ongoing construction at Bushehr and a planned 5,000-megawatt facility in Hormozgan. He also highlighted claimed achievements in radiopharmaceuticals, agricultural irradiation, medical sterilization and cold-plasma technology. Several production, economic and agricultural performance figures were presented as statements by Eslami and were not independently verified in the source report.
Read storyAtomic Energy Organization of Iran chief Mohammad Eslami said Iran would continue pursuing its nuclear goals despite possible attacks. Speaking at a memorial ceremony in Tehran, he described the country’s nuclear industry as a legacy of the late leader commemorated at the event and called for continued development.
Read storyPlasma Technology Development Company and Razavi Agriculture Company signed a memorandum to expand plasma applications in agriculture. The agreement covers seed treatment, plasma-activated water, livestock farming and agricultural wastewater treatment, with an initial implementation planned across 100 hectares of farmland.
Read storyIran’s Atomic Energy Organization unveiled and commissioned three tokamak plasma diagnostic systems—a photoelectron system, a bolometry system and a charge-exchange system—along with a non-destructive testing laboratory during Government Week. The projects are intended to support future tokamak energy research and provide testing, inspection, training and qualification services to multiple industries.
Read storyIranian Atomic Energy Organization chief Mohammad Eslami said Iran must accelerate its domestic nuclear fusion program, which he called a future energy source. He cited sanctions and a lack of international cooperation as reasons for relying on domestic capabilities, while highlighting collaboration with knowledge-based companies and universities. Three plasma diagnostic systems and a non-destructive testing laboratory were unveiled at the same ceremony.
Read storyIranian and Russian presidents discussed nuclear cooperation and the status of the Bushehr plant during a meeting in Bishkek, Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev said. Russia has submitted a draft agreement for small nuclear power plants after an earlier Iranian proposal, while maintenance and fuel replacement are planned at Bushehr. A 2025 memorandum provides for future contracts involving small modular reactors, but the supplied evidence does not confirm that construction contracts have been signed or that construction has started.
Read storyRosatom chief Alexey Likhachev said 47 Russian specialists had returned to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant and that the number would rise to 150 for planned maintenance and fuel-assembly replacement at the facility’s first unit. The report said replacement nuclear fuel had already been delivered and described the plant’s situation as calm.
Read storyIran presented medical plasma and radiopharmaceutical products, services, research findings and future plans at a side event of the IAEA’s 70th General Conference in Vienna. An exhibition of the country’s nuclear industry achievements was also held.
Read storyIran’s ambassador to China, writing for IRNA, called for stronger domestic AI capabilities, active participation in global AI governance and expanded cooperation with China in research, training and technology development. He said AI should support public welfare and sustainable development through equitable international cooperation.
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