- Iranians holding Ashura mourning for Imam Hussein
- Third step: Iran officially informs EU of plan to expand nuclear R&D
- Iran expands nuclear R&D program: Rouhani
- Iran goes ahead in space tech, despite US sanctions: ISA
- Resistance Front undermining Israeli regime power: Top commander
- Iran: 7 crew members of detained UK ship freed
- US addiction to sanction threaten its power: Iran’s Zarif
- Dutch role in 2007 Stuxnet attack on Iran’s nuclear site under scrutiny: Iraian FM Spox.
- Iran: ‘Sustainable Security 2019’ kicks off in Caspian Sea
- Iran’s Zarif leaves Tehran for Moscow
- Shiraz University ranked 1st in liver transplantation: Iranian health official
- Japan’s Abe to meet Iran’s president to discuss easing tension in region
- Downing of US spy drone shattered war threats against Iran: Top IRGC commander
- IAEO head reports development of first ion-therapy hospital in west of Asia
- Iranian Taekwondo team wins 2019 World Cup championship
- US sanctions failed to force Iran to buckle: Report
- Crew fixing Iran oil tanker broken down in Red Sea
- As Iranians hold nerves, US seeks to scare off trade
- Leader expresses concern about Kashmir, urges India to follow fair policy toward Muslim-majority region
- Iran saffron exports down due to smuggling, government restrictions: Exporter
- Iran FM warns US against ‘serious miscalculation’ in Persian Gulf
- Iran’s resistance policy led to release of oil tanker: MP
- Iran in reverse brain drain as top students come home in rising numbers
- Iran official calls for compensation for tanker seizure
- Iran hails N Korea for standing against ‘unilateral’ US demands
- Shia Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Ghadir
- North Korea praises Iran’s anti-US struggle
- Zarif says to meet French president Friday
- Iranian court hearing case of UK oil tanker
- Over half of Japanese voters oppose joining US-led anti-Iran coalition in Persian Gulf: Poll
- IME trade ups by 21 percent in July
- Finland backs INSTEX in defiance of US
- US anti-Iran policy in high seas harms Europeans: LA Times
- Iran, China confer on Syria
- Iran, Finland share views on Persian Gulf dialogue forum: Zarif
- Iran warns US against seizure of oil tanker
- Iraq eager to benefit from Iranian Police’s experience
- Iran planning 3rd step to reduce nuclear commitments: Spokesman
- Leader grants clemency to over 1,000 Iranian inmates
- Registration for Arbaeen Pilgrimage to begin in Iran on Friday
- Iran, Iraq agree to reopen Khosravi border crossing
- Iran deplores suicide attack at Kabul wedding hall
- Iran to hold int'l hand-woven carpets expo
- Zarif meets with Iran-Kuwait Friendship Group members
- Adrian Darya oil tanker not under any sanctions, says Iran envoy
- ‘Iran to stay in nuclear deal as long as its interests are met’
- India envoy happy with positive trend of trade with Iran
- Iran’s annual export of white meat tops 2.5m tons: Minister
- Iranian scientist discovers new state of matter
- Iran, Japan diplomats discuss bilateral ties
- Iran, Ansarullah, European representatives Yemen developments
- ‘Iran to become self-sufficient in producing aircraft engines'
- US issues seizure warrant for Iranian supertanker 'Grace 1'
- Neanderthal tooth unearthed near Iran’s Zagros mountain
- Iran’s Zarif due in Kuwait on Saturday
- US faces humiliating defeat after Gibraltar releases Iranian tanker: Envoy
- Spokesman rejects claim on Iran’s commitment in exchange for tanker release
- Zarif reacts to release of Iranian tanker in Gibraltar
- Israel, UAE engaged in secret talks on Iran arranged by US: Report
- US threatens visa ban as Iranian-operated tanker sets to sail from Gibraltar
- Enemies must factor Iran's global power in their calculations: IRGC's chief commander
- Trump’s administration conflicting messages to Iran baffle go-betweens: Report
- Gibraltar releases Iran-operated tanker despite US pressure
Saturday, 03 April 2021_The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has highlighted recent achievements in the country’s nuclear sector, promising “good news” about nuclear propulsion.
Speaking on the social media forum Clubhouse on Friday, Ali-Akbar Salehi said that Iran accepted restrictions under the 2015 nuclear deal with the world powers, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), but did not relinquish any of its rights.
“We suspended some rights for a while. For example, we did not produce metal uranium and plutonium,” he added.
Salehi noted that the Islamic Republic was supposed to produce 120 kilograms of 20 percent enriched uranium within a year after the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions, a law passed last December by the Iranian Parliament.
“Now, we have reached 50 kilograms,” he estimated.
Salehi said, “If there is an agreement and America returns to the JCPOA and Iran verifies that, Tehran can instantly stop 20% enrichment and other expansions. But removing them will take 2-3 months.”
The Iranian nuclear chief further said, “All three power plants in Bushehr are to have a desalination plant that will irrigate Bushehr and neighboring villages…. In addition, we have taken great strides in nuclear fusion and made good investments in this filed.”
“In the coming months, we will inform the people of good news regarding the nuclear propulsion.”
The future of the JCPOA has been in doubt since May 2018, when former US president Donald Trump unilaterally pulled the US out of the deal and imposed the “toughest ever” sanctions on Iran.
Despite throwing verbal support behind the JCPOA, the European parties to the deal — France, Britain and Germany — have succumbed to Washington’s pressure and failed to fulfill their contractual commitments to protect Tehran's economic interests.
That prompted Tehran to suspend some of its obligations as part of its legal rights stipulated in Article 36 of the JCPOA.
The new US administration, under President Joe Biden, has spoken of a willingness to return to the nuclear deal, but, in practice, it has so far been sticking with Trump’s futile “maximum pressure” campaign.
Tehran says Washington, as the first party that reneged on its commitments, should unconditionally lift all the anti-Iran sanctions in a verifiable manner.
The 18th meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission was held virtually on Friday, with the participants agreeing to resume in-person talks, in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday.
Your Comment