Tehran is thus closer to the 90 % necessary for making an atomic bomb, annoying the 2015 international agreement on its nuclear program.
mo12345lemonde with AFP
Iran began to produce uranium enriched at 60 % in the Fordo factory, a rate far beyond the 3.67 % threshold, set by the 2015 International Agreement on its program Nuclear, announced Tuesday, November 22 Iranian Students News Agency (Isna) .
The pact concluded in Vienna between Iran and Westerners aims to prevent Tehran from acquiring the atomic weapon; An objective that Iran has always denied pursuing. But following the withdrawal, in 2018, from the United States and the restoration of American sanctions which suffocate its economy, Tehran gradually freed from its obligations.
In April 2021, Iran announced that it had started producing uranium enriched at 60 % on the Natanz site (center), approaching the 90 % necessary for making an atomic bomb.
The Fordo underground factory, located 180 kilometers south of Tehran, had been put into service in 2019 and recently modified in order to obtain better efficiency.
retaliatory measures against ‘Aiea
Sunday evening, Iran announced that it has taken retaliation measures against the International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA), following a resolution of the latter criticizing the lack of cooperation of Tehran, presented by the United States and three European countries (United Kingdom, France and Germany).
Negotiations to relaunch the 2015 agreement, known under its English acronym JCPOA, concluded between Iran, the European Union and six major powers, including the United States, are at a standstill.
“In addition, in the second action in response to resolution, Iran injected gas into two other IR-2M and IR-4 cascades on the Natanz site,” said the ISNA. This rise in power occurs while the IAEA is faced with a clear restriction of its inspections on site.