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By iPolitics. Published on Apr 12, 2021 12:02pm
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The Lead
Iran’s Natanz uranium-enrichment site was hit by an explosion that caused a power failure on Sunday, the New York Times reports. Iranian officials have pointed fingers at Israel, calling the attack an “act of sabotage.”
The explosion follows the renewal last week of diplomatic talks about the 2015 nuclear deal, and the unveiling on Saturday by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani of new centrifuges at the Natanz site. Centrifuges are used to produce enriched uranium, which is in turn used to make reactor fuel and nuclear weapons.