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Artificial Intelligence helped to find a vast source of the copper that AI needs to thrive
KoBold is pumping $2.3 billion into its first mine and is negotiating tricky partnerships with contractors and governments alike. It is relying on the U.S. government to finance a new railway to export the copper.
Iran's nuclear policy of pressure and talks likely to go on even after president's death
Iran's nuclear program is nearing weapons-grade uranium enrichment, prompting indirect talks with the U.S. and inviting the UN atomic watchdog for negotiations. This strategy aims to lift economic sanctions crippling Iran's economy. Following a major attack on Israel amid its Gaza conflict, Iran seeks to manage risks from the U.S. Despite the recent helicopter crash killing key Iranian leaders, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remains in control, continuing efforts to balance pressure and diplomacy. Indirect talks with the U.S. are ongoing, with uncertain outcomes.
Israel attacked Iran amid escalating battle? Iran official denies immediate retaliation: Here's what we know so far
According to Reuters report, Iranian state TV said that shortly after midnight "three drones were observed in the sky over Isfahan. The air defense system became active and destroyed these drones in the sky."
Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base and nuclear site
Israeli drone attack near Isfahan activated Iranian air defenses. No direct Iranian acknowledgment. U.S. received last-minute info from Israel. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi confirms shooting at suspicious object.
Iran warned Israel a day before attack: Missiles' target locked, 'we have fingers on the trigger'
US media reported Israel's retaliatory strikes against Iran. Teheran had launched missiles and drones at Israel, many intercepted. Iran ready to defend nuclear sites and has identified Israel's facilities, a senior military commander said.
Iran closed nuclear facilities in wake of Israel attack: IAEA chief
Iran temporarily shuttered its nuclear facilities citing "security considerations" following a significant missile and drone assault on Israel. Rafael Grossi, head of the IAEA, disclosed the closure, expressing concern over potential Israeli retaliation. Inspectors were barred until calm returns. The attack, a response to a Damascus airstrike, raised regional tensions. Israel's history of targeting nuclear sites, including in Iraq and Syria, adds to apprehensions. Amid accusations and counterclaims, fears of escalation persist, with Iran denying nuclear ambitions while Israel remains vigilant.
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Iran-Israel war: Will the weekend blasts push the Middle East into a wider conflict ? Know what can happen
Middle East conflict escalates as Iran has attacked Israel. Israel's retaliation plans now remain uncertain but it poses risks of wider conflict and economic impact. An escalation will create inflationary pressures in the global economy.
Israeli energy sites impacted by the Gaza conflict
Israel on Oct. 9 suspended the Chevron-operated Tamar gas field, whose platform is located some 25 kilometres (km) (15.5 miles) off the city of Ashdod along Israel's southern Mediterranean coast. Tamar produced 10.25 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas in 2022, 85% of which was used in the domestic market while the remaining 15% was exported to Egypt and Jordan.
Israeli strikes demolish entire Gaza neighbourhoods as only power plant in territory runs out of fuel
Gaza's only power plant ran out of fuel on Wednesday afternoon, forcing it to shut down after Israel cut off supplies, the Energy Ministry said. That leaves only generators to power the territory - but they also run on fuel that is in short supply.
Israel-Gaza conflict: Hacktivist groups target Israeli assets, Jerusalem Post
Examples of serious or long-term damage are still thin, but the activism shows how a subset of supporters use digital tools to bring the war online.
Gazans say nowhere to go as they prepare for Israeli assault after Hamas raid
Amid an intensified Israeli siege cutting off water, food and power, and a sudden new assault, conditions look worse than at any point since Palestinian refugees flocked there during the 1948 fighting when Israel was founded.
Iran enriches to 20% with new centrifuges at fortified site
Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, said uranium enriched to 20% was collected for the first time from advanced IR-6 centrifuges on Saturday. He said Iran had informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog about the development two weeks ago.
Iran to allow new memory cards in United Nations' nuclear site cameras
The announcement by Mohammad Eslami of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran after a meeting he held with the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, in Tehran still leaves the watchdog in the same position it has faced since February, however.
Oil prices rise on Mideast tensions; crude stock build caps gains
Brent crude oil futures rose by 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $70.52 a barrel by 0132 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures increased by 18 cents, or 0.3%, to $68.33 a barrel. Both benchmarks fell by more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday.
Iran accuses Israel of June attack on civilian nuclear site
Authorities announced in late June that they had prevented saboteurs from attacking a site located in Karaj, a city about 40 km (25 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital. They gave no details about what the targeted building belonging to the Iran's Atomic Energy Agency contained, or how it was targeted.
Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever
The announcement also marks a significant escalation after the sabotage that damaged centrifuges, an attack this past weekend suspected of having been carried out by Israel. While Israel has yet to claim it, the country is widely suspected of having carried out the still-unexplained sabotage at Natanz, Iran's main enrichment site.
Explained: Iran atomic sites targeted by diplomacy and sabotage
The attack Sunday at Natanz comes as world powers try to negotiate a return by Iran and the U.S. to Tehran's atomic accord. The sabotage threatens to upend those negotiations and further heighten regional tensions across the Mideast.
Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout 'nuclear terrorism'
Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, stopped short of directly blaming anyone for the incident. Details remained few about what happened early Sunday morning at the facility, which initially was described as a blackout caused by the electrical grid feeding the site.
'Suspicious' blackout strikes Iran's Natanz nuclear site
As Iranian officials investigated the outage, many Israeli media outlets offered the similar assessment that a cyberattack darkened Natanz and damaged a facility that is home to sensitive centrifuges. While the reports offered no sourcing for the evaluation, Israeli media maintains a close relationship with the country's military and intelligence agencies.
Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project
What the construction is for, however, remains unclear. The Israeli government did not respond to detailed questions from the AP about the work. Under its policy of nuclear ambiguity, Israel neither confirms nor denies having atomic weapons. It is among just four countries that have never joined the Non-Proliferation Treaty, a landmark international accord meant to stop the spread of nuclear arms.
Iran's Parliament advances bill to stop nuclear inspections
The bill would give European countries three months to ease sanctions on Iran's key oil and gas sector, and to restore its access to the international banking system. The US imposed crippling sanctions on Iran after President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear agreement, triggering a series of escalations between the two sides.
Iran says Israel remotely killed military nuclear scientist
Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the country's Supreme National Security Council, made the comment Monday to Iranian state television at the funeral for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, where Iran's defense minister separately vowed to continue the man's work "with more speed and more power."
Iran's top nuclear scientist stayed in shadows but his work was uncovered
The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it suspected Fakhrizadeh oversaw secret work to fit a warhead on a ballistic missile, test high explosives suitable for a nuclear weapon and process uranium.
Iran: Scientist linked to nuclear program 'assassinated'
Israel declined to immediately comment on the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once called out in a news conference saying: "Remember that name."
Messages claiming Iran nuclear site fire deepen mystery
The multiple, different claims by a self-described group called the “Cheetahs of the Homeland” included language used by several exiled Iranian opposition organizations, as well as focused almost entirely on Iran's nuclear program, viewed by Israel as a danger to its very existence.
How the father of Indian nuclear bomb stalled strike on Pakistan's nuclear sites
Whether Ramanna knew of this plan earlier remains unclear. But the first thing he did on his arrival from Vienna was to rush to Indira.
John Kerry gave a revealing answer on whether the US will help protect Iran's nuclear program
One of the most effective acts of geopolitical cyberwar in modern history was launched by Israel at the Iranian nuclear program.
Iran not to budge even an iota in its nuclear programme, says Ahmadinejad
A defiant Iran today vowed not to budge even "one iota" from its nuclear programme as international pressure mounted on Tehran to backtrack.
Iran says any attack on its nuclear sites means war
The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards has warned that any attack on its nuclear sites would mean the outbreak of war.
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