Iran’s Nuclear Chief: 20% Uranium Enrichment Not a Bluff

• 12.14.2018, 19:18
•  Region,  World

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi in an interview with state TV on the sidelines of a visit to the Fordow nuclear facility, said while Iran has accepted to put confidence-building curbs on its nuclear program under the 2015 nuclear deal, such restrictions do not obstruct the "peaceful activities of Iran’s nuclear industry'', Tasnim reports. 

''The enrichment is currently underway, but we would put aside the 300kg limit (set by the JCPOA) whenever we wish, and would do the enrichment at any volume and level," Press TV quoted him as saying.

"We currently have 1,044 centrifuges in Fordow, and if the establishment wants, we will restart 20-percent uranium enrichment in Fordow," he said.

Otherwise, Iran will have to reduce its JCPOA commitments, he warned.

"I would like to warn that this is not a bluff; I have kept my word whenever I’ve said something. Now I’m emphasizing once again that if the establishment wants, we can easily return to the 20-percent enrichment, and meet the country’s needs at any level and volume," Salehi concluded.