Iran Tries Boast, Charm, and Twitter Jabs Over Nuclear Issue
Posted by Scott Lucas | Jan 29, 2021 |
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer-Qalibaf speaks during a visit to the Fordoo nuclear complex, January 28, 2021
Senior Iranian officials try both boast and charm as they seek leverage over the 2015 nuclear deal with the 5+1 Powers (US, UK, France, Germany, China, and Russia).
Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf boasted on Thursday about Tehran’s suspension of provisions in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, from which the Trump Administration withdrew in May 2018.
Visiting the Fordow nuclear complex, Qalibaf said Iran is ahead of schedule in return to its pre-2015 level of 20% enriched uranium, which can potentially be further enriched to a military grade of more than 90%.