–Iran started enriching uranium to the purity level of 60% at its Fordow nuclear facility following the recent resolution that the US and the European troika initiated at the UN nuclear agency’s Board of Governors to mount pressures on the Islamic Republic.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – France deplored a US decision to end a sanctions waiver related to Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility. “We regret the decision of the United States, following Iran’s Fordow site and resumption of uranium enrichment, to terminate an exemption that would facilitate the conduct of civilian projects on this site,” French foreign ministry […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Director of Fordow nuclear power plant said the facility is ready for 20% uranium enrichment when the need arises, adding that the enrichment machines are active and some more will come on stream in the near future. The director of the Fordow nuclear power plant made the remarks during a recent […]

Iran's resume of uranium enrichment on Fordow is a major concern for us, European Union Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a press conference on Monday.

TEHRAN (Iran News)- Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalavandi announced on Saturday that the Fordow’s enrichment capacity will increase soon. “Fordow’s enrichment capacity will increase gradually in the next few days. After the start of enrichment at the facility, the capacity will reach 9,500 SWU (Separative Work Units) from 8,600 […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says while Iran has taken the next step to further reduce its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the door to negotiations to salvage the deal is still open. “We have taken the fourth JCPOA step. We […]

Iran’s ambassador to the UK described the latest Iran’s nuclear commitment cuts under the 2015 nuclear deal as a “wake-up call” for other parties, warning European signatories of a crisis over the collapsing accord. Hamid Baeidinejad told a group of UK mainstream media representatives on Thursday that Tehran’s move this week to inject gas into […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Germany on Wednesday criticized Iran’s recent move to start enriching uranium at Fordow facility. “This is unacceptable,” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told a news conference in Berlin, referring to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s announcement that Iran was beginning injecting gas to 1,044 centrifuges at its Fordow nuclear facility. This act […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The gas injection operation of centrifuge chains and collection of enriched uranium kicked off in Fordow site of the nuclear facility at the official notification of Iranian President Rouhani in early minutes on Thursday. At the official notification of President Rouhani and chairman of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) regarding […]

TEHRAN – Behrooz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, has said that a team of Russian specialists will visit the Fordow nuclear facility on Sunday as part of a project on stable isotopes. Tehran and Moscow reached a deal on stable isotopes about a year ago, Kamalvandi said on Thursday, adding that […]