Britain, France, Germany Voice 'Grave Concern' Over Iran's Uranium Enrichment

Britain, France, Germany Voice ‘Grave Concern’ Over Iran’s Uranium Enrichment

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Britain, France, and Germany — three of the signatories of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers — have expressed serious concern over the UN’s nuclear watchdog reporting that Tehran has produced uranium metal and stepped up production of weapons-grade enriched uranium in violation of the deal.

“We, the governments of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, note with grave concern the latest reports by the IAEA confirming that Iran has produced uranium metal-enriched up to 20 percent for the first time, and has significantly increased its production capacity of uranium enriched up to 60 percent,” said a joint statement from the Foreign ministries of the three nations that was released by the German Foreign Ministry.

The IAEA said on August 16 that Iran has for the first time produced 200 grams of uranium metal-enriched up to 20 percent and followed up with a report to member states on August 17 saying that Iran is enriching uranium to 60 percent purity using a second cascade of centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear facility. [ Source: Radio Free Europe (Read More…) ]