A fire at Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear facility has caused significant damage that could slow the development of advanced centrifuges used to enrich uranium, an Iranian nuclear official said
DUBAI - on Sunday.
On Thursday, an article by Iran’s state news agency IRNA addressed what it called the possibility of sabotage by enemies such as Israel and the United States, although it stopped short of accusing either directly. “The incident could slow down the development and production of advanced centrifuges in the medium term ... Iran will replace the damaged building with a bigger one that has more advanced equipment,” state news agency IRNA quoted the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, Behrouz Kamalvandi, as saying.
But Iran has gradually reduced its commitments to the accord since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the deal in 2018 and reimposed and intensified sanctions that have battered Iran’s economy. Israel has backed Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy on Tehran aimed at forcing it to agree a new deal that puts stricter limits on its nuclear work, curbs its ballistic missile programme and ends its regional proxy wars.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Natanz nuclear facility fire causes significant damage: IranThursday's fire has caused significant damage at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility that could slow the development of advanced centrifuges, an Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday.
Read more »
Fire at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility caused significant damage - spokesmanA fire that broke out at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Thursday has caused significant damage that could slow the development of advanced centrifuges, an Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday.
Read more »
Iran says fire at nuclear facility resulted in 'significant' damageA fire at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility site resulted in 'significant' damage, impacting both the construction and development of the country's advanced nuclear program, officials confirmed Sunday, contradicting previous claims that the impact from last week's blaze had been 'limited.'
Read more »
Israel says 'not necessarily' behind all Iran nuclear site incidentsIsrael's defence minister said on Sunday it is not 'necessarily' behind every mysterious incident in Iran, after a fire at the Natanz nuclear site prompted some Iranian officials to say it was the result of cyber sabotage.
Read more »
Iran records highest daily death toll from COVID-19Iran recorded its highest number of deaths from COVID-19 within a 24-hour period, official health ministry figures showed on Sunday.
Read more »
Iran confirms damaged nuclear site was centrifuge facilityIran has confirmed that a building damaged by a fire at the underground Natanz nuclear site was a new centrifuge assembly center. A spokesman said the damage would “possibly cause a delay in development and production.”
Read more »