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International criticism of the Iranian measure (Behrouz Mehri / AFP)
On Monday, the United States of America condemned Iran’s decision to enrich uranium, describing the move as “nuclear blackmail,” in a position that experts saw as an attempt to pressure President-elect Joe Biden.
A spokesman for the US State Department said, as reported by “Agence France Presse”, that “Iran’s enrichment of uranium by 20 percent at Fordo’s facilities is a scandalous attempt to enhance its blackmail campaign. nuclear and an attempt that will fail “.
Earlier on Monday, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei revealed to the semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr that his country had already started enriching uranium to a purity of up to 20 percent at the Fordo nuclear facility south of the capital. , Tehran.
Rabiei added that “hours ago, and after the first measures were taken, such as informing the International Atomic Energy Agency about the matter and delivering a form based on the country’s commitments, the gas pumping process began ( centrifuges) “.
He said the start of uranium enrichment at this rate came after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani issued, in recent days, “instructions to launch enrichment at 20 percent purity.”
He attributed the matter to the government’s implementation of the bill, which was approved by the Iranian parliament, titled “The Strategic Measure to Abolish US Sanctions”, last month.
Previously, the European Union considered Iran’s announcement of 20 percent uranium enrichment to be considered a “major violation” of the Vienna nuclear agreement, which would have “dangerous consequences for the non-proliferation” of nuclear weapons, in a at the time when the International Atomic Energy Agency said that its director general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, will update member states today on developments in Iran.
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