Iran’s Uranium Metal Production Concerns U.S.

8/17/21

Iran’s nukes

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The United States is urging Tehran to “cease its nuclear escalations” and return to negotiations aimed at reviving a 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers after the UN atomic watchdog reported that Iran continues to produce uranium metal.

Iran has no credible need to produce uranium metal, which has direct relevance to nuclear weapons development,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement late on August 16.

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