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Iran reveals increase in 60% enriched uranium stockpile — RT World News

According to state media, Iran has increased its 60 percent stockpile of enriched Uranium to 25 kg. It comes just after the announcement of a date to resume nuclear negotiations between Tehran and other global powers.

Behrouz Kamalvandi was quoted in state media as saying on Friday that Behrouz Kamalvandi is the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran spokesperson. “produced 25 kilograms [55 pounds] of 60% uranium.”

“Except for countries with nuclear weapons, no other country is able to produce”He declared this.

Kamalvandi’s revelation comes just days after Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, shared that Tehran had agreed to restart negotiations in Vienna on November 29, which was confirmed by the EU’s external action service shortly after.



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The talks to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action are deadlocked since Raisi took office in August. This accord was signed originally in 2015 by Tehran, Beijing and Moscow. It is now being used for Washington.

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