Iran to Begin 60% Uranium Enrichment after Blast at Natanz, 1,000 Advanced Centrifuge Machines to be Activated News18 2 hours ago News18 © Provided by News18 Iran to Begin 60% Uranium Enrichment after Blast at Natanz, 1,000 Advanced Centrifuge Machines to be Activated
Iran said on Tuesday it would begin enriching uranium to 60% purity, a move that would take the fissile material much closer to the 90% suitable for a nuclear bomb, a day after Tehran accused arch-foe Israel of sabotaging a key nuclear site. The disclosure came soon before the resumption of talks in Vienna aimed at reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, an accord Israel fiercely opposed, after former US President Donald Trump abandoned it three years ago.
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US and Iranian officials are scheduled to begin indirect talks in Vienna, with European officials expected to act as intermediaries, to try to revive the 2015 pact under which economic sanctions on Iran were eased in return for curbs on its nuclear programme.
Iran has ruled out direct discussions and Mr Price said Washington did not expect any at present but was open to the possibility.
The US special envoy for Iran, Rob Malley, a veteran of the Clinton and Obama administrations, will lead the US delegation in Vienna, where the pact was originally reached in 2015.
The agreement was struck by Iran and six major powers: Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the US.
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