Iran says it was in “preparatory works” to restart nuclear activities in the event of the failure of the 2015 accord between Iran and world powers.
In such a scenario, Iran could “restart its activities without any limits,” Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi tells reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the IAEA’s board in Vienna.
The future of the deal — known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — has been thrown into doubt after US President Donald Trump announced last month that the EU would withdraw from the accord and re-impose sanctions.
The preparatory works Najafi mentions refer to steps to boost uranium enrichment capacity by producing new centrifuges, as outlined on Tuesday by Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi, who heads the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation.
However, Najafi emphasized that the measures do “not mean that right now Iran will start any activities contrary to the JCPOA.”
— AFP
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