Iran’s president says Tehran will respond to US sanctions by developing nuclear-powered ships.
“The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran is ordered to develop the country’s peaceful nuclear program … to plan for designing and building propulsion systems to be used in marine transportation,” Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani ordered, according to Iran’s official Fars news agency.
The US uses nuclear reactors to power its aircraft carriers and submarines.
Rouhani said the move was a response to the US Senate voting to extend the Iran Sanctions Act by 10 years earlier this month.
The president of the Islamic republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, addresses the 71st UN general assembly debate at the UN headquarters in New York City, on September 22, 2016. (Amir Levy/FLASH90)
The nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers lifted a variety of international sanctions in exchange for limitations on the Iranian nuclear program. However, the US still maintains its own separate set of sanctions, which will expire on December 31 if President Barack Obama does not sign the extension into law.
Is our live election coverage important to you?
Are you relying on The Times of Israel for accurate and timely coverage of the 2026 Israeli election? If so, please join The Times of Israel Community. For as little as $6/month, you will:
Support our independent journalists who are working around the clock to report political developments as they unfold;
Read ToI with a clear, ads-free experience on our site, apps and podcasts; and
Gain access to exclusive content shared only with the ToI Community, including our DocuNationstreaming film series and weekly letters from founding editor David Horovitz.
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you, David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
