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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Jul 3, 2019, 08:36 AM Jul 2019

Rouhani: Iran will enrich uranium to 'any amount we want'

Source: Associated Press

By JON GAMBRELL and NASSER KARIMI

21 minutes ago

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president warned European partners in its faltering nuclear deal on Wednesday that Tehran will increase its enrichment of uranium to “any amount that we want” beginning on Sunday, putting pressure on them to offer a way around intense U.S. sanctions targeting the country.

The comments by President Hassan Rouhani come as tensions remain high between Iran and the U.S. over the deal, which President Donald Trump pulled America from over a year ago.

Authorities on Monday acknowledged Iran broke through a limit placed on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium.

An increasing stockpile and higher enrichment closes the estimated one-year window Iran would need to produce enough material for a nuclear bomb, something Iran denies it wants but the nuclear deal sought to prevent.

Read more: https://www.apnews.com/72cd54bb267f497697c2d54f207462ad

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Rouhani: Iran will enrich uranium to 'any amount we want' (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2019 OP

Can you blame them? Bayard Jul 2019 #1

Iran is enriching uranium watoos Jul 2019 #2

It would take just under a year to enrich enough for a nuclear weapon, according to the article. nt Quackers Jul 2019 #3

this will end well for everyone involved, i'm sure /s 0rganism Jul 2019 #4

Trump takes us out of the deal and restarts sanctions. Ilsa Jul 2019 #5

Bayard

(22,099 posts)

1. Can you blame them?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2019, 10:30 AM

Jul 2019

The U.S. broke the deal with them that was working. For no reason other than tRump's ego. He's threatened to bomb them, and apparently was minutes from doing so last week. They know he is a dangerously crazy idiot with an itchy trigger finger. I'm wondering if his big parade was planned partly in celebration of their destruction.

What else are they supposed to do?

watoos

(7,142 posts)

2. Iran is enriching uranium

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2019, 01:35 PM

Jul 2019

in quantities greater than the agreement allows, however, it is still far short of the 90% enrichment that is needed for weapons grade.

Quackers

(2,256 posts)

3. It would take just under a year to enrich enough for a nuclear weapon, according to the article. nt

Reply to watoos (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 3, 2019, 01:52 PM

Jul 2019

0rganism

(23,957 posts)

4. this will end well for everyone involved, i'm sure /s

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2019, 02:00 PM

Jul 2019

no way this could backfire on humanity, right?

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

5. Trump takes us out of the deal and restarts sanctions.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2019, 02:03 PM

Jul 2019

No wonder they are back to enriching; it's the best bargaining tool they have to get the US back to the bargaining table to get relief from sanctions. Hopefully, with Europe putting pressure on trump, he'll be forced to negotiate.

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