The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the country ranks among the top five in the nuclear industry.

Here are Press TV's news headlines, 02:00 GMT on August 30, 2023.

Japan has announced it will begin releasing nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima power plant to sea as early as Thursday.

Iranian officials believe that Iran can meet a larger part of Europe’s needs.

Italy seems once again to be opening up to producing nuclear energy, as some Italian firms have signed an agreement with a French energy group.

Hungary says it will veto any European Union sanctions against Russia that affect nuclear energy after Ukraine called on the 27-nation bloc to include Russian state-run nuclear power giant Rosatom in sanctions.

A political analyst describes the UN nuclear agency as a primary “instrument of pre-aggression” which paves the way for Israel and the US to take unilateral actions.