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Although the Iranian parliament passed the first bill to accelerate uranium enrichment in early December, the Iranian government postponed the implementation of controversial legislation in parliament that mandated the immediate intensification of the country’s uranium enrichment program.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had opposed the bill, saying it hurts diplomatic efforts, while the director of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, said in a recent interview that the bill does not allocates funds to implement the law, which asks the government to enrich uranium by 20 percent. Percentage on the ground.
On Monday, Vice President Ishaq Jahangiri announced the adoption of an implementing regulation to legislate Parliament, which was sent to the relevant authorities.
Parliament passed the legislation on the first in early December and it was soon approved by the Guardian Council.
The regulation stipulates that the Atomic Energy Authority of Iran, which is responsible for the country’s nuclear activities, will have two months to prepare a report on the technical and financial requirements to enrich uranium to 20 percent as ordered by the parliament dominated by the hard line.
The legislation was passed after the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
According to the official government news agency (IRNA), the regulation states that “with the allocation of funds and technical requirements, the Atomic Energy Organization will take the necessary measures for enrichment for peaceful purposes.
Radio Farda said experts had warned that the legislation could slow down diplomatic channels.
While the hardliners believe that enrichment would lead to an acceleration of the nuclear project, and with the arrival of the new stage (i.e. the path of dialogue with Washington), nine-tenths of the enrichment work required to reach the degree will be completed. of weapons.
While there is a civilian use, Iran does not have a logical need to produce 20 percent.
US President Donald Trump abandoned the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and reimposed tough sanctions on Tehran.
In response, Tehran gradually reduced its obligations under the agreement.
US President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal if Tehran fully complies with its provisions again.
Lawmakers, including Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Baqer Qalibaf, have yet to respond to the government’s stagnant approach, which gives Rouhani and his team more time to come to terms with the next US administration.
