Iran to launch 'advanced centrifuges' in response to IAEA censure
The Hindu
Iran to launch new centrifuges in response to IAEA resolution, amid tensions over nuclear program and international scrutiny.
Iran said on Friday (November 22, 2024) it would launch a series of "new and advanced" centrifuges in response to a resolution adopted by the IAEA that censures Tehran for what the agency called lack of cooperation.
"The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran issued an order to take effective measures, including launching a significant series of new and advanced centrifuges of various types."
The censure motion brought by Britain, France, Germany and the United States at the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation board followed a similar one in June.
But it comes with tensions running high over Iran's atomic programme, with critics fearing that Tehran is attempting to develop a nuclear weapon -- a claim the Islamic republic has repeatedly denied.
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