Nuclear: Iran launches new "advanced centrifuge" project

Iranian technicians outside the building housing the reactor at the Bushehr nuclear power plant, 1,200 km south of the capital, Tehran, on February 25, 2009 (photo illustration).

AFP / Behrouz Mehri

Text by: RFI Follow

2 min

Iran has started construction of new facilities for the manufacture of advanced centrifuges.

Publicity

Read more

With our correspondent in Tehran,

According to the head of the Iranian nuclear program, Ali Akbar Salehi, this site is buried under the mountain and therefore difficult to destroy.

This announcement comes after the destruction of a building in the Natanz site after an act of " 

 ", according to Iran.

In this building, Iran was testing new state-of-the-art centrifuges intended to speed up the country's enrichment program.

The announcement by Ali Akbar Salehi comes after his spokesman said Iran's production of enriched uranium reached its pre-nuclear deal level.

This spokesperson also reaffirmed that

than the level set by the 2015 nuclear agreement with the great powers.

The United States is stepping up its diplomatic efforts to restore UN sanctions against Tehran and extend the arms embargo that is due to end in October.

The majority of the members of the Security Council, notably France, the United Kingdom, Germany, as well as Russia and China, are opposed to the American attempts.

Newsletter

Receive all the international news directly in your mailbox

I subscribe

Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application

google-play-badge_FR

• Iran