16 Apr 2021 Iran announced Friday it is now enriching uranium at up to 60 percent purity, its highest level ever, just days after an attack targeted its key Natanz nuclear site. The country’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf (pictured) did not elaborate on the amount Iran ultimately planned to enrich, however the semi-official Tasnim news agency says the senior lawmaker congratulated the “brave Iranian people” on the success, saying “the Iranian nation’s determination creates miracles and foils any plot.” The move is likely to raise tensions even as Iran negotiates with world powers in Vienna over a way to allow the U.S. back into the agreement and lift the crushing economic sanctions it faces.