Iran has requested to buy 950 tons of uranium ore from Kazakhstan.

Iran has requested to buy 950 tons of uranium ore from Kazakhstan. (rferl)

Iran says it has requested to buy 950 tons of uranium ore from Kazakhstan over three years to help develop its civil reactor program.

Tehran has asked a body overseeing its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers to approve the purchase and is still awaiting Britain's agreement, the ISNA news agency quoted Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, as saying on February 25.

Salehi also said Iran expects to get Russian help in producing nuclear fuel.

The nuclear agreement between Iran and Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia, and the United States imposed curbs on Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions.

The deal limits the level to which Iran can enrich uranium at 3.67 percent and caps the amount it can stockpile.


Such uranium is often used for peaceful purposes, but can be used for a nuclear weapon if processed to a higher level, experts say. Hmmm......Why do they need so much import if the have huge deposits of Uranium? 

Related - Flashback 2015: Iran 'rediscovers' unexpectedly high uranium reserve deposits.

Iran has discovered an unexpectedly high reserve of uranium and will soon begin extracting the radioactive element at a new mine, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation said.

Under permission from the Supreme Leader, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has been conducting airborne surveys for discovering uranium deposits, he said, adding that good news in this regard will be announced in the future. “In the next 10 years, we will reach a level which will acquire raw materials for 190,000 SWU enrichment capacity,” he noted.

'Islamist' Turkey building Military training camp in Somalia only to mine later for copper, uranium and gold?

'Islamist' Turkey building Military training camp in Somalia only to mine later for copper, uranium and gold?  HT: Abdbozkurt.

Turkey has finished its first military base in Somalia and will help train the country’s army to fight the deadly al-Shabaab terror group, a senior Turkish source told Anadolu Agency on Oct. 1.

A Turkish military attache speaking on condition of anonymity said the U.N.-backed base will be operational by the start of 2017.

About 200 Turkish officers will be deployed to the facility in Mogadishu -the Somali capital - to deliver the first stage of training to over 10,000 Somali National Army troops and others soldiers from across Africa, he confirmed.

Turkish military officials in Somalia also said Ankara will open a firm in Mogadishu to make Somali military uniforms.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Sept. 30, Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamed praised Turkey’s involvement in the Horn of Africa country:

"Turkey’s prominent role in Somalia can be seen at all levels: humanitarian, infrastructure, health and investment. Hmmm..........So far the 'Official version for the public' now to behind the 'Palace doors of the 'caliph'

#Erdogan family is not only involved in gold prospects in #Cerattepe but also shown interest in #Somalia because of gold & copper potential. https://t.co/3obt7rODnb

— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) October 28, 2016

A confidential report leaked from #Erdogan's son-in-law Berat Albayrak reveals #Turkey gov't studied mining potential in #Somalia in 2011.

— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) October 28, 2016

A 5-page document, prepared by #Turkey's development & cooperation agency TİKA head Serdar Çam, details many aspects of #Somalia engagement pic.twitter.com/Ej1rlM1dTR

— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) October 28, 2016

Serdar Cam wrote in the report that the real reason for failed state in #Somalia is due to global powers' desire to reserve the territory

— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) October 28, 2016

#Erdogan's henchman claimed that global powers will occupy territory of #Somalia in the future when they feel the need for that.

— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) October 28, 2016

The TİKA report was dated 15 August 2011, sent to #Erdogan & his advisors. pic.twitter.com/JAE7maBqnq

— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) October 28, 2016

The report sent on 16 Aug. 2011 by Mustafa Varank, #Erdogan's aide, to Erdogan family members Berat, son Bilal, daughters Sümeyye, & Esra pic.twitter.com/OIpYpCkaoH

— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) October 28, 2016

Turkish gov't employee says Somalia has copper & uranium mines, which suggest potential for gold reserves in the country.

— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) October 28, 2016

And then there's this from Erdogan's favorite 'humanitarian group' IHH, can't hurt to be on both sides of the fence:

IHH Delivers Aid to Somali Terrorist Group Al Shabaab.

Iran already receiving yellow cake from Russia......but has huge reserves of Uranium deposits.

Iran receives yellow cake from Russia.(Taz).

Iran has already received yellow cake from Russia, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Dec. 15.

Araqchi said that the Islamic Republic has received a specific amount of yellow cake that was expected to be handed over to Iran in exchange for the country’s enriched uranium after the adoption of a resolution on Iran’s nuclear program by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

According to Araqchi, Iran is now expected to send off its enriched uranium to Russia after the adoption of a resolution on the country’s PMD (possible military dimensions to Tehran’s nuclear program) file by the IAEA Board of Governors, the Fars news agency reported Dec. 15.

Earlier on Dec. 14, Araqchi said Iran would sell its enriched uranium to Russia and would receive 140 tons of uranium ore in exchange for 10 tons of its enriched uranium after the adoption of the resolution.

Under the nuclear deal, the sanctions against Tehran will be lifted in exchange for scaling down Iran’s nuclear activities.


Yellow cake, also called urania, is a type of uranium concentrate powder. It is a step in the processing of uranium after it has been mined, before fuel fabrication or enrichment. Hmmm....Having 'rediscovered' new massive uranium deposits inside Iran....my guess.... They're pulling a fast one.

Flashback July 2015: 

Under permission from the Supreme Leader, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has been conducting airborne surveys for discovering uranium deposits, he said, adding that good news in this regard will be announced in the future. “In the next 10 years, we will reach a level which will acquire raw materials for 190,000 SWU enrichment capacity,” he noted.

 Related: Iran 'rediscovers' unexpectedly high uranium reserve deposits.

Iran 'rediscovers' unexpectedly high uranium reserve deposits.

Iran 'rediscovers' unexpectedly high uranium reserve deposits. (GulfNews).

Dubai: Iran has discovered an unexpectedly high reserve of uranium and will soon begin extracting the radioactive element at a new mine, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation said on Saturday.

The comments cast doubt on previous assessments from some Western analysts who said the country had a low supply and would sooner or later would need to import uranium, the raw material needed for its nuclear programme.

Any indication Iran could become more self-sufficient will be closely watched by world powers, which reached a landmark deal with Tehran in July over its programme. They had feared the nuclear activities were aimed at acquiring the capability to produce atomic weapons - something denied by Tehran.

“I cannot announce (the level of) Iran’s uranium mine reserves. The important thing is that before aerial prospecting for uranium ores we were not too optimistic, but the new discoveries have made us confident about our reserves,” Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA.

Salehi said uranium exploration had covered almost two-thirds of Iran and would be complete in the next four years.

Uranium can be used for civilian power production and scientific purposes, but is also a key ingredient in nuclear weapons.

The July deal between Iran and world powers will lift international sanctions on Iran in exchange for at least a decade of curbs on the country’s nuclear activity.

After decades of efforts, Iran - which has consistently said its programme is for peaceful purposes - has achieved a full nuclear fuel cycle, ranging from the extraction of uranium ore to enrichment and production of fuel rods for nuclear reactors.

Sanctions on companies taking part in Iran’s uranium mining industry will be lifted when the agreement is implemented.

Salehi said uranium extraction was set to begin at a new mine in the central province of Yazd, according to IRNA.

Some Western analysts have previously said that Iran was close to exhausting its supply of yellowcake - or raw uranium - and that mining it domestically was not cost-efficient.

A report published in 2013 by US think-tanks Carnegie Endowment and the Federation of American Scientists said the scarcity and low quality of Iran’s uranium resources compelled it “to rely on external sources of natural and processed uranium”.

It added: “Despite the Iranian leadership’s assertions to the contrary, Iran’s estimated uranium endowments are nowhere near sufficient to supply its planned nuclear programme.” Iran has repeatedly denied overseas media reports that it has tried to import uranium from countries like Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe.

Hmmmm........They just kept it silent till after the 'Nuclear Garage Sale was done'

Flashback July 2015: Under permission from the Supreme Leader, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has been conducting airborne surveys for discovering uranium deposits, he said, adding that good news in this regard will be announced in the future. “In the next 10 years, we will reach a level which will acquire raw materials for 190,000 SWU enrichment capacity,” he noted.