Iran starts producing 20% enriched uranium
Deeper breach of 2015 nuclear pact may be a headache for Joe Biden’s administration
04 January 2021 - 13:35
Dubai — Iran has resumed 20% uranium enrichment at an underground nuclear facility, the government said on Monday, breaching a 2015 nuclear pact with major powers and possibly complicating efforts by US president-elect Joe Biden to rejoin the deal.
The move is the latest Iranian contravention of the deal, which it started violating in 2019 in response to Washington’s withdrawal from the agreement in 2018 and the reimposition of US sanctions that had been lifted under the accord...
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