Tehran’s defiant steps: France, Britain and Germany sent a threatening message to Iran tonight (Thursday to Friday) demanding “an end to nuclear escalation.” The powers also referred to the nuclear deal, stressing that “Iran must urgently accept the arrangement that has been in place since March,” in order to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
Meanwhile, the German Foreign Ministry referred to the slowdown in the talks in Vienna and stated that “we regret that Iran has not yet taken this political opportunity. We call on Iran to do so immediately.” At the same time, the powers condemned the latest defiant measures by Tehran, such as installing additional levels of centrifuges at the Natanz underground plant and turning off IAEA cameras.
Recall, Chairman of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Warned today that Iran intends to disconnect 27 more cameras from its nuclear facilities, which will make it difficult to monitor its nuclear capabilities. Grossi added that the cameras had been removed, among other things, from the nuclear reactors at Natanz and Isfahan, and that there are currently a total of about 40 active cameras throughout the reactors in Iran.
Earlier, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that Iran intends to install additional levels of IR-6 centrifuges for uranium enrichment at the Natanz underground plant. IAEA monitoring of a nuclear facility.
The Natanz nuclear reactor (Photo: Reuters)In parallel with the announcement by the European powers, Washington condemned the Iranian measures, and called on the Organization of Iran’s Atomic Energy (AEOI) to cooperate with the IAEA without delay. “Iran is fulfilling its nuclear obligations.” He added that “we give backing to other European countries calling on Iran to urgently fulfill its commitments. We do not want an escalation with Iran, but to clarify existing issues.”