Israeli Military Chief Warns Of New Plans To Strike Iran
Undermining the 2015 nuclear deal further, Iran is enriching uranium with a third cascade of advanced IR-2m centrifuges at its Natanz plant, reports have said. Officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tehran kickstarted the third cascade, even as confusion reign over whether the US and world powers will re-enter the nuclear deal negotiations.
Citing the IAEA report, Reuters reported that a fourth cascade of 174 IR-2m centrifuges has also been installed. The report further states that Iran is planning to install even a fifth cascade of IR-2m centrifuges at its underground plant.
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported in a confidential document distributed to member countries that as of Feb. 16, Iran had added 17.6 kilograms (38.8 pounds) of uranium enriched to 20% to its stockpile.
US Seeks to Revive Nuclear Deal With Iran, Says Ready For Talks
Iran began breaching the deal in 2019, about a year after former President Trump withdrew and reimposed US economic sanctions on Iran.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who presented the US state department s human rights report. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria
World19/Feb/2021
Paris/Washington: The United States on Thursday said it was ready to talk to Iran about both nations returning to a 2015 agreement that aimed to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, seeking to revive a deal that Washington itself abandoned nearly three years ago.
The move reflects the change in US administration, with US secretary of state Antony Blinken stressing President Joe Biden’s position that Washington would return to the accord formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) if Tehran came into full compliance with the deal.