Iran activates new centrifuges according to UN criticism

Iran activates new centrifuges according to UN criticism

Iran announced on Friday that he activates new, progressive centrifuges that enrich uranium for the country's nuclear program. This decision was followed by the criticism of the UN atomic supervisory authority, which Iran accused me of a lack of cooperation.

Details for activating the centrifuges

Iran plans to activate a "visible number of new and progressive centrifuges of different types", reported the IRNA state news agency, citing a joint declaration by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Atomic Energy organization of Iran. The message emphasized that these steps serve to protect national interests and to promote the peaceful use of atomic energy in accordance with the needs of the country.

uranium enrichment and nuclear ambitions

The feed -in of gas into the centrifugs is part of the enrichment process of uranium, which could theoretically be used to develop an atomic bomb. However, Iran always contested ambitions to produce nuclear weapons.

response to the IAEA resolution

Iran's decision is related to a resolution of the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA), which Iran urgently asked to improve his cooperation with the authority. In the past, the IAEA and Iran had argued about various questions, especially about traces of uranium that were found in non -declared locations.

criticism of the resolution of the IAEA

Iran criticized the resolution and described it as politically motivated. In the joint declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs it said that the resolution "under pressure and urge of three European countries and the USA" came about, which could result in an "reasonable reaction from Iran". Iran emphasizes that his nuclear program only serves peaceful purposes.

dangers from enriched uranium

The IAEA director Rafael Mariano Grossi previously warned that Tehran has sufficient uranium that is enriched to almost weapon-capable degrees to create "several" nuclear weapons if the country should decide. In addition, he admitted that the UN agency cannot guarantee that none of Iran's centrifuges were used for secret enrichments.

reactions from Israel and the international community

The Israeli Defense Minister Gideon Sa’ar praised the IAEA resolution and explained on the platform X that "Iran's nuclear arms had to be stopped". In his opinion, the resolution represents a significant part of the diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

background: The nuclear deal from 2015

As part of the nuclear deal closed in 2015, Iran was limited to the operation of around 5,000 older centrifuges and was only allowed to use modern centrifuges for research purposes. After the withdrawal of US President Donald Trump from the Agreement in 2018 and the subsequent restoration of economic sanctions, Tehran gradually reduced his obligations from the atomic deal, which led to a significant deviation from the agreements.

Current situation in Iraq

At the beginning of this year, US Foreign Minister Antony flashed that the "breakout time"-the time that is needed to produce sufficiently weapon-capable material for an atomic bomb-now "is probably one to two weeks", which is the shortest time specified by US officials.