Iran Tells The IAEA It Plans To Enrich Uranium To 20%

The interior of the Fordow uranium conversion facility in Qom, Iran. 

Reuters: Iran tells IAEA it plans to enrich uranium to up to 20% at Fordow site 

VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran has told the United Nations nuclear watchdog it plans to enrich uranium to up to 20% purity, a level it achieved before its 2015 accord, at its Fordow site buried inside a mountain, the agency said on Friday. 

The move is the latest of several recent announcements by Iran to the International Atomic Energy Agency that it plans to further breach the deal, which it started violating in 2019 in retaliation for Washington’s withdrawal from the agreement and the reimposition of U.S. sanctions against Tehran.

This step was one of many mentioned in a law passed by Iran’s parliament last month in response to the killing of the country’s top nuclear scientist, which Tehran has blamed on Israel. 

Such moves by Iran could complicate efforts by U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to rejoin the deal. 

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