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Iran Activates New Nuclear Site, Warns of Missile Retaliation
- On June 12, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization revealed that it has established a third safeguarded site for uranium enrichment and will soon commence the installation of centrifuge equipment there.
- This announcement followed a June 12 IAEA Board resolution censuring Iran for noncompliance and was led by the U.S. and three European countries.
- Iran plans to replace first-generation centrifuges at Fordow with advanced IR-6 machines, significantly increasing enriched uranium production efficiency and volume.
- The resolution passed 19 to 3 with 11 abstentions, and Iran’s AEOI spokesperson called it a “repeated operation” aimed at extracting concessions, warning pressure will not succeed.
- Iran’s announcement raised tensions ahead of planned U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Oman and included warnings of missile retaliation targeting U.S. bases if attacked.
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Joi, Iran announced that it has built and will activate a third nuclear uranium combustion facility, amplifying tensions with the United Nations, immediately after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) criticised Iran...
The dispute over Iran's nuclear program is intensifying. As the leadership in Tehran announced the establishment of a new uranium enrichment plant, the risk of regional escalation is increasing. The International Atomic Energy Agency is deeply concerned. The IAEA Board of Governors, consisting of 35 nations, formally stated in the resolution that Tehran had violated its obligation to disclose its entire nuclear program. The resolution was approv…
Iran activates new nuclear site, warns of missile retaliation
Iran announced new nuclear countermeasures on Thursday, June 12, in response to a resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The resolution declared that Tehran is non-compliant with its non-proliferation obligations. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) confirmed that it has activated a third secure uranium enrichment facility. Iran says replacing its first-generation centrifuges with IR-6 machines at the Fordo…
Iran says has readied third enrichment facility
TEHRAN - The head of the Atomic Energy Organization announced on Thursday that Iran has already built a third nuclear enrichment facility in a secure and safe place and it soon start installing centrifuge machines there.
Iran threatens nuclear escalation after watchdog vote
Iranian officials threatened to ramp up their nuclear activities after the United Nations’s nuclear watchdog organization adopted a resolution declaring Tehran was not in compliance with its nonproliferation requirements. The foreign ministry said it would launch a “new uranium enrichment facility in a secure location” and install advanced centrifuges at another enrichment center after the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation Board of …
International tensions over Iran's nuclear program have risen sharply again. Talks between the US and Iran are scheduled for next Sunday.
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