Iran’s Zarif blames Israel for Natanz incident and vows revenge
Iran s information ministry said that the perpetrator behind the incident was identified and efforts are underway to arrest him
IR-8 centrifuges at Natanz nuclear power plant, some 300 kilometres south of capital Tehran. AFP
The Iranian nuclear power plant in Bushehr in 2010. EPA
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, and the head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi inspect the nuclear technology on the occasion of Iran National Nuclear Technology Day in Tehran in 2019. EPA
Salehi speaks with media while visiting Natanz enrichment facility, in central Iran in 2019. Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP
Fada Hossein al-Maliki, a member of Iran s National Security Commission told
The New Arab’s Arabic language service his country will build on the administration s work with its obligations and will then decide on the basis of its national interests what needs to be done .
He also revealed Qatari and European contacts working with the US and Iran to reimplement the nuclear deal.
Joe Biden s administration has taken steps to push for a breakthrough in the diplomatic crisis and return to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and China (also known as the P5+1) brokered, easing some international sanctions on Iran in return for restrictions on its uranium enrichment.