WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration won't welcome the election of a relative moderate as Iran's next president with any new nuclear offer. A State Department spokeswoman says it's up to Tehran to compromise.
GUJAR KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A woman named Rehana Yasmin struggles to keep her sick 2-year-old granddaughter cool in a sweltering hospital where working air conditioners are rare and electric fans are idle for much of the day.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's former top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next week's presidential elections, vowed Saturday he will reset the country's economy and reverse President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's foreign policy stance if elected.
VIENNA (AP) — The U.S. accused Iran of deception and defiance Wednesday, asserting that over the past decade it has stonewalled international demands to halt nuclear programs it could use for weapons and blocked a U.N. probe of allegations it worked on such arms.
Uranium-enrichment firm USEC filed a $38 million lawsuit against the Energy Department over allegations that it breached contract terms, Platts reports.
VIENNA (AP) — The chief of the U.N. nuclear agency is urging Iran to cooperate with a probe of his agency, in unusually frank language showing exasperation with the stalled investigation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday he is not optimistic that Iran's upcoming election will produce any change in the country's nuclear ambitions, which the U.S. and others believe are aimed at developing atomic weapons. He also reiterated the long-standing U.S. position that it would be "unacceptable" for Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced stricter rules for radioactive materials in manufacturing, requiring a license for products with small levels of uranium and thorium, Nuclear Street reports.
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its intelligence, complicating the agency's efforts to produce findings that can be widely accepted by the international community.
Despite several strong candidates for FERC chairman, President Obama could face partisan trouble as he can't couple his pick with renewal of a Republican commissioner, Politico reports.
The Energy Information Administration said net petroleum imports now account for 40 percent of demand amid a surge in domestic production, Bloomberg reports.
Ten states and three environmental groups said they would delay lawsuits against the EPA as they await announcement of President Obama's climate strategy, Reuters reports.
Several offshore oil and gas drillers have opened on-land control centers for offshore platforms to increase efficiency and reduce cost, Reuters reports.
The Center for American Progress and the Wilderness Society launched a new campaign to push for a stronger balance between conservation and new energy exploration, The Denver Post reports.
A group of four dozen U.S. mayors pledged to make improvements to infrastructure to better respond to natural disasters and implement more renewable energy, Reuters reports.
Environmental Protection Agency Chief Information Officer Malcolm Jackson told his staff he would leave the agency in July for a private-sector job, Federal News Radio reports.
