Iran plans 20 per cent uranium enrichment as soon as possible
Iran said on Saturday it plans to enrich uranium up to 20 per cent at its underground Fordo nuclear facility “as soon as possible,” pushing its programme a technical step away from weapons-grade levels as it increases pressure on the West over the tattered atomic deal.
The move comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the US in the waning days of the administration of President Donald Trump, who unilaterally withdrew America from Tehrans nuclear deal in 2018.
That set in motion an escalating series of incidents capped by a US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad a year ago, an anniversary coming Sunday that has American officials now worried about possible retaliation by Iran.
