Iran quadruples production of enriched uranium: Officials | World News, The Indian Express

Iran quadruples production of enriched uranium: Officials | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Tehran |Published: May 21, 2019 12:54:36 pm

Iran quadruples production of enriched uranium: Officials

Tehran has set a July 7 deadline for Europe to set new terms for the deal, or it will enrich closer to weapons-grade levels in the Middle East that is already on edge.

Iranian officials made a point to stress that the uranium would be enriched only to the 3.67 per cent limit set under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. (Reuters file photo)

Iran quadrupled its uranium-enrichment production capacity amid tensions with the U.S. over Tehran’s atomic program, nuclear officials said on Monday, just after President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister traded threats and taunts on Twitter.