Western powers condemn Iran’s accelerated uranium enrichment
This photo released November 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran shows centrifuge machines in Natanz uranium enrichment facility near Natanz, Iran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)
Western powers issue a statement condemning Iran for accelerating its production of highly enriched uranium after a watchdog said Tehran had upped manufacture following months of slowdown.
In a joint statement, Britain, France, Germany and the US say, “We condemn this measure that further aggravates the continued escalation of the Iranian nuclear programme,” adding that “Iran’s production of highly enriched uranium has no credible civilian justification.”
The statement comes two days after the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report saying Iran “increased its production of highly enriched uranium, reversing a previous output reduction from mid-2023.” Iran claimed the report contained “nothing new.”
