Iran reopened a nuclear plant idle for nine years, its atomic energy agency said on Wednesday, as Tehran prepares to increase uranium enrichment capacity if a nuclear deal with world powers falls apart after the U.S. withdrawal.
U.S.-Iranian tensions have resurged since President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the 2015 nuclear accord, calling it deeply flawed. Under the deal, Iran restricted its enrichment programme to ease concerns it could not be put to developing nuclear weapons and in return won relief from sanctions.
European signatories are trying to save the accord, which they see as crucial to forestalling an Iranian nuclear weapon. However, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the AEOI this month to start preparations to upgrade enrichment capacity in case the European efforts fail.
The AEOI said on Wednesday that in response to Khamenei's order and Trump's renunciation of the deal, a plant for the production of UF6, the feedstock for centrifuge machines that enrich uranium, had been relaunched and a barrel of yellow cake has been delivered there.
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Looks like it's up to the "world powers", who, up to this point, haven't done a damned thing about Iran except wave their fingers then flee the room, expecting the U.S. to carry all of the load, send all of the cash and take all of the heat, the last of which comes from some of those same "world powers".
ReplyDeleteUm, you people know they never stopped right? Now, they are just being honest - well sort of!!
ReplyDeleteThe Iranian people are rioting in the streets
ReplyDeleteKorea is starting up again as well
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