19 Mar 2024
Wednesday 14 April 2021 - 12:22
Story Code : 388761

Iran to start 60% enrichment in reaction to Natanz sabotage

Irans Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced the beginning of 60% enrichment in the Natanz Enrichment Facility.

Araghchi who is in Vienna to participate in a new round of talks with the P4+1 and the EU representative within the framework of the JCPOA Joint Commissionannounced the start of 60% enrichment on Tuesday afternoon.

Iran has announced today in a letter to the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency that it would begin 60% enrichment, he said.

Another 1,000 centrifuges with 50% more capacity will be added to the machines in Natanz, in addition to replacing the damaged ones, he added.

Earlier,after the recent sabotage of the Natanz enrichment facility, Irans permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizationsKazem Gharibabadiannounced that a new generation of machines will be installed in Natanz and several other technical measures will be announced this week.

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said on Sunday thatan incident took placein a part of the electricity distribution network ofShahid Ahmadi Roshan facility in Natanz.

Following the incident, AEOI ChiefAli-Akbar Salehi slammed the act of sabotage, noting that the international community, as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), must deal with such nuclear terrorism that targets Irans facilities.
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