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Iran says had little time to respond to nuclear weapons allegations
- 2008-02-24
VIENNA AFP — Even as Iran warned of reprisals over any new UN sanctions, Tehran complained it had not been given sufficient time to respond to new intelligence purportedly showing it was involved in nuclear weapons work. Furthermore, the information was "fabricated" and the allegations "baseless", Iran insisted. ...
Satellite pics indicate tunneling near Iran nuke site: think tank
- 2007-07-09
WASHINGTON AFP — Commercial satellite imagery indicates Iran is tunneling into a mountain near its Natanz uranium enrichment complex, possibly to protect nuclear equipment against air attack, a US think tank reported Monday. The images were taken June 11 by Digital Globe and published on the website of the...
Iran defiant but US and Europe tough at UN nuclear talks
- 2007-06-13
VIENNA AFP — Iran slammed UN efforts to rein in its nuclear programme Wednesday but both the United States and Europe called for tough action at a UN atomic watchdog meeting that brought new sanctions closer. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei told the IAEA's 35-nation board of...
US to protest UN nuclear chief comments on Iran - diplomats
- 2007-05-22
VIENNA AFP — The United States is seeking to protest directly to UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei for saying Iran should be allowed to keep some uranium enrichment, diplomats told AFP on Tuesday. "They have decided to do so. It will maybe be before the report comes out" Wednesday,...
Iran starts enrichment at Natanz site, IAEA confirms
- 2007-04-18
VIENNA AFP — Iran has assembled some 1,300 centrifuges at a key underground nuclear plant and has started to feed them with the uranium gas necessary for enriching uranium, the UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday. Iran has eight cascades of 164 centrifuges each at a heavily-bunkered underground facility in...
UN secretary general urges Iran to stop enriching uranium
- 2007-02-22
VIENNA AFP — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Thursday on Iran to comply with the Security Council's demand that it stop uranium enrichent, which has fuelled fears that Tehran seeks nuclear weapons. "I am deeply concerned again that the Iranians did not meet the deadline set by the...
Iran readies gas for enriching uranium: diplomats
- 2007-02-19
VIENNA AFP — Iran has moved feedstock gas needed to start uranium enrichment into a nuclear plant at the centre of a crisis over Tehran's nuclear programme, diplomats said. Iran moved the uranium gas (uranium hexafluoride, UF6) early this month from a conversion facility at Isfahan into the underground...
Iran still enriching uranium despite UN deadline: IAEA
- 2006-08-31
VIENNA AFP — Iran has carried on enriching uranium despite a UN deadline for it to stop such strategic nuclear fuel work or face possible sanctions, the UN nuclear watchdog has said in a confidential report obtained by AFP. "Iran has not suspneded its enrichment related activities," the watchdog International...
IAEA studies enrichment compromise but US remains unimpressed
- 2006-06-25
VIENNA AFP — The United States remains convinced Iran should not be allowed to do any uranium enrichment work, after asking the UN nuclear agency for a technical assessment, diplomats said in commenting on a confidential agency document obtained by AFP. The one-and-half page unofficial text supplied by International...
Iran confirms stepping up nuclear activities
- 2006-06-09
TEHRAN AFP — An Iranian official has confirmed that the country has stepped up its nuclear activities, following a report from the UN atomic agency that said Iran has accelerated uranium enrichment. "Iran has started another stage of injecting hexafluoride gas into centrifuge machines," the student news agency ISNA...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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