The Iranian Presidency: We have drawn up plans to raise the uranium enrichment rate to 20%

Mahmoud Vaezi, director of the office of the Iranian president, confirmed that the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran had been informed of the beginning of the implementation of the law “strategic measures to lift sanctions and preserve the interests of Iran.”

A preacher, on the sidelines of the weekly cabinet meeting, noted that Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is preparing to raise the uranium enrichment rate to 20%, noting that 120 kg of uranium is expected to be enriched in a 20% within a year.

This comes after Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi affirmed his country’s commitment to implement the Shura Council’s decision to increase uranium enrichment, and emphasized that Iran cannot bear all the costs. to implement the nuclear agreement.

In turn, Iran’s permanent ambassador and representative to international organizations in Vienna, Kazem Gharib Abadi, said in a tweet on “Twitter” that “providing an assessment and analysis on Iranian nuclear activities is a departure from the mission framework. of the agency under the nuclear agreement, “noting that the agency’s role in the agreement is limited to monitoring, verification and notification procedures related to nuclear activities.

Last month, the Iranian parliament voted to force the government to increase the uranium enrichment rate, in a new development that follows Iran’s earlier decision to reduce its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal in response to the withdrawal from the United States.

On the other hand, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, called on the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, to return to the nuclear agreement with Iran and enter into negotiations.

Grossi, in an interview with “CBS News,” confirmed that President Donald Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal increased risks.

He added that Iran has gradually reduced implementation of its obligations under the deal since the United States withdrew from the nuclear deal, noting that “Iran is making progress with its nuclear program and it is good that the International Atomic Energy Agency is present there and can report on developments “.