...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.Iran says it has begun work on increasing its uranium enrichment capacity, in case its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers collapses.
The head of Iran's atomic agency told reporters it was developing infrastructure to build advanced centrifuges at the Natanz facility.
The agency says it is officially notifying the United Nations' nuclear agency about the move in a letter.
The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi, told reporters on Tuesday that preparations were under way to build new centrifuges.
"If we were progressing normally, it would have taken six or seven years, but this will now be ready in the coming weeks and months," he said.
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This is a clear signal from Tehran that it is not simply a bystander and that if the nuclear deal collapses it has options too.
It comes as key European countries struggle to keep the nuclear agreement on life support.
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The accord signed with the US, France, Germany, the UK, Russia, and China, limits uranium enrichment by Iran to 3.67%, far below the roughly 90% threshold of weapons-grade material.
In exchange, the country received relief from crippling sanctions.
Under the agreement, Iran can build parts for the centrifuges as long as it does not put them into operation within the first decade.
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"If the JCPOA collapses - please pay attention, if the JCPOA collapses - and if we decide to assemble new centrifuges, we will assemble new-generation of centrifuges. However, for the time being, we move within the framework of the JCPOA," Mr Salehi said.
BBC
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
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