Iran Atomic Chief Says Uranium Enrichment Won’t Be Abandoned, Calls It a National Right
Summary
- Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s atomic agency, said he would not abandon the uranium enrichment program.
- Iran stressed that its nuclear activities are a national right after U.S. Vice President JD Vance called for a substantial reduction in uranium-enrichment capacity.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency estimated that about 200 kilograms of enriched uranium may remain in Isfahan.
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Iran said it will not abandon its nuclear program despite U.S. demands to scale back its uranium-enrichment capacity.
Walter Bloomberg reported on October 8 that Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said Tehran would not give up its uranium-enrichment program and described its nuclear activities as a national right.
The remarks followed a call by U.S. Vice President JD Vance for a substantial reduction in Iran’s uranium-enrichment capacity as a condition for a nuclear deal with Tehran.
Iran is not currently known to be enriching uranium. Still, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, has estimated that about 200 kilograms of enriched uranium may remain in Isfahan.
The Iranian government has maintained that its nuclear activities comply with international safeguards rules.
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