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IAEA 'Unclear' On Iran's Nuclear Program As US, Europe Escalate At UN Security Council Western allies are pressing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ‌board to bring a formal complaint and resolution before the UN Security Council and the General Assembly. Reuters reports Saturday that the US, UK, France, and Germany are behind the new pressure campaign, which hinges on a request that the nuclear watchdog's director general transmit the new resolution. The draft resolution, as seen by Reuters, calls on Iran to "urgently remedy ‌its non-compliance ⁠with its Safeguards Agreement by taking all steps...

"Emergencies" Requiring Coal Plants To Stay Open Need Not Be Imminent, DOE Tells Court By Ethan Howland of UtilityDive The U.S. Department of Energy’s secretary has broad authority under the Federal Power Act to declare emergencies to keep power plants from retiring, and those emergencies don’t have to be imminent, DOE told a federal appeals court last week in response to challenges over its orders keeping a Michigan coal plant online. “The statute’s text grants the Secretary discretion to determine that an emergency exists,” DOE said in a March 17 brief...

Lukashenko Offers To Meet With Zelensky 'Anywhere' After Russia Sent Belarus More Tactical Nukes We reported earlier this week that for the first time Russia's 'Union State' ally Belarus hosted multi-day drills involving a "rehearsal" of Russia’s use of tactical and strategic nuclear weapons. The exercise ran from Tuesday to Thursday and was presided over by Presidents Lukashenko and Putin, and saw hundreds of Russian missile launchers, warships, nuclear submarines, and jets deploy and engage in military maneuvers. As part of it, Russia reportedly sent more tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. Pool image, via...