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  • Iran, uranium enrichment to 20% started

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January 05, 2021 - Iran produced 20% enriched uranium in 12 hours.

This was announced by the spokesman of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization in Tehran, Behrouz Kamalvandi, quoted by the Irna agency who added: "We can easily obtain higher enrichment rates".



"At around 19:00 (local time, ed), we reached the level of 20% at the Fordo site. At the moment we are looking at enrichment above 20%," Kamalvandi told state television last night. announcement by Iran on the start of the enrichment process.

Under Parliament's new law on "strategic action to lift sanctions", the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (Aeoi) is obliged to increase enriched uranium reserves by 20% to 120 kg by the end of the year. year.

However, the storage requires a number of technical works, Kamalvandi added.



Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi explained that Iran has begun enrichment of uranium to 20% on the decision of Parliament, adding that the reduction in Iran's commitments is based on the Iranian nuclear deal, Jcpoa , and does not sanction the death of the same.