“The commissioning of (centrifuges -
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) up to 60% is a response to the current situation.
If Israel is organizing a conspiracy against our people, then we answer, "TASS quotes him.
Rouhani stressed that the enrichment will take place for peaceful purposes and under the supervision of the IAEA.
Earlier, France commented on Iran's intentions to enrich uranium to 60%.
On April 11, an emergency occurred in the power distribution system at a nuclear facility in Iran.
The incident did not result in injury or environmental pollution.
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, called the incident in Natanz an attempt at "nuclear terrorism" and sabotage, and the country's Foreign Ministry announced Israel's involvement in the attack on an Iranian nuclear facility.