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Burns: Implementation Key to Iran Nuclear Deal

IN THIS ISSUE: Burns: implementation key to Iran deal, AEOI: 1mln SWUs enrichment capacity available, Saudi Arabia: give us 600 patriot missiles, Erdogan in China for talks about missile program, probe into Brazil's nuclear submarine program, nuclear cooperation between West African states.

Published on July 30, 2015

Burns: Implementation Key to Iran Nuclear Deal

Laura Rozen | Al-Monitor

Former US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, who led the secret US diplomacy with Iran, told Al-Monitor that implementing the Iran nuclear deal the first year will be critical to ensuring its durability. 

AEOI Spokesman: 1mln SWUs Enrichment Capacity Available

Fars News Agency

Speaking to Iran's state radio on Wednesday, Kamalvandi referred to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei's rejection of the world powers' demand from Iran to suffice to a 10,000 SWU enrichment capacity.

Saudi Arabia Responds to Iran Deal: Give Us 600 Patriot Missiles

Marcus Weisgerber | Defense One

Just two weeks after Western nations and Tehran struck a deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program, the Pentagon says Saudi Arabia wants to buy 600 new Patriot missile interceptors.

Erdogan in China for Talks About Missile Program

Hürriyet Daily News

A final deal has been elusive, with Erdogan noting in an interview with China’s state-run Xinhua news agency that “impediments” have emerged after an initial Chinese proposal, but also said that the issue would be on the agenda in Beijing. 

Brazilian Police Probe Nuclear Submarine Program

Reuters

Brazilian federal police are investigating potential irregularities in a military program that aims to build a nuclear-powered submarine in partnership with France by 2023, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Wednesday.

West African States Prepare MOU on Nuclear Cooperation

World Nuclear News

The heads of delegations from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal will take the MOU document to their respective governments for signature, which will commit them to proceeding with the initial planning for a regional nuclear power program.

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