23 Nov 2024
Thursday 25 June 2015 - 12:59
Story Code : 169200

US ready to provide Iran with nuclear equipment

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) The United States vows togive Iran light-water nuclear reactors touse inplace ofits nearly completed heavy-water facility atArak, asreported byFox News onWednesday.

The media outlet also said that the United States and its allies would help Iran withnuclear fuel supply and removal arrangements, aswell asaid inbuilding and operating nuclear reactors.
Supreme Leader Khamenei Claims US Seeking to Destroy Iran Nuclear Industry
On June 11, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the reconfiguration ofthe controversial nuclear reactor inArak, Iran, is bringing the progress inIran nuclear talks toa virtual standstill.

The West has long accused Iran oftrying todevelop nuclear weapons undera guise ofa civilian nuclear program, and imposed several rounds ofsanctions againstTehran.

After several rounds oftalks, Iran and the P5+1 group ofinternational mediators, comprising the United States, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and Germany agreed ona framework fora deal ensuring the peaceful nature ofTehrans nuclear program aswell asa gradual lifting ofsanctions.

Iran agreed toredesign and rebuild the Arak reactor witha design making it unable toproduce weapons-grade plutonium.

By Sputnik
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