Iran today (Saturday) began construction of a new nuclear power plant in the southwest of the country, state television announced. This, against the backdrop of tensions with the US due to the sweeping sanctions imposed after Washington’s withdrawal from the Islamic Republic’s nuclear agreement with world powers.
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The announcement also comes at the same time as protests in the country, which began after the death of the young Mahsa Amini in police custody after wearing a hijab in a “sloppy way”.
The establishment of the new factory known as Karoon will take eight years and cost the regime about 2 billion dollars, the state television and radio agency of the country reported. Also, the plant will be located in Iran’s oil-rich Khuzestan province, near its western border with Iraq.
The announcement of Karon’s construction comes less than two weeks after Iran said it had begun producing uranium enriched to 60% purity at the country’s underground Fordow nuclear facility. When the move was seen as a significant addition to the country’s nuclear program. Enrichment to 60% is one short and technical step away from 90% levels which are already weapons production grade.