Iran’s President Threatens to Restart Nuclear Program
Haley said that Iran cannot be allowed to use the nuclear deal to hold the world hostage,
Ali Akbar Salehi, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said the country could go up to 20 percent enrichment to "surprise the Americans and their supporters." Such enrichment by Iran would be a violation of the nuclear agreement, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which requires
that Iran limit uranium enrichment to 3.67 percent, the level typical for fueling nuclear power reactors.
15, 2017
TEHRAN — Iran’s nuclear program could be restarted in a matter of "hours," if the American government
imposes further sanctions on Tehran, the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, said on Tuesday.
The other parties to the nuclear deal — Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia — disagree with Mr. Trump, saying
that Iran is not in violation of the pact, which is overseen by the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Mr. Rouhani said that a reconstituted nuclear program would be "far more advanced," a veiled threat
that the country could start enriching uranium up to the level of 20 percent, a step toward building a nuclear weapon.
Rouhani said that The new U.S. officials should know
that the failed experience of sanctions and coercion compelled their previous governments to eventually come to the negotiation table,
