Iran-New Centrifuges

Shotlist

FILE: Tehran, Iran – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV)
1. Various of Iranian national flags, traffic

FILE: Tehran, Iran – Nov 15, 2021 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV)
2. City view
3. Various of traffic
4. Azadi Tower
5. Iranian national flags
6. Various of traffic, pedestrians

FILE: Washington D.C., USA – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of White House
8. Various of U.S. national flag, Capitol building

FILE: Brussels, Belgium – 2019 (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
9. Headquarters of European Commission, EU flags
10. People entering headquarters of European Commission

FILE: Brussels, Belgium – Oct 18, 2019 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
11. Exterior of European Council building
12. Sign of European Council

Storyline

A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Monday that the AEOI has been ordered to inject gas into hundreds of new centrifuges, including IR-1 machines and advanced IR-6 ones, to reactivate them to enrich uranium, in breaking restrictions of the Iran nuclear deal on the country.

Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman, said this move was in line with the implementation of a strategic law of Iran aimed at removing anti-Iran sanctions and safeguarding the interests of the Iranian nation, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the official news agency of Iran.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has already been informed of the measure, the spokesman noted.

Iran signed the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with world powers including the United States in July 2015, agreeing to curb its nuclear program in return for the removal of sanctions on the country.

However, former U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew Washington from the JCPOA in May 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Tehran, prompting the latter to drop some of its commitments under the pact.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Monday that Iran is reviewing the new proposal by the EU coordinator for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, the IRNA reported.

The foreign minister emphasized that Iran is serious about reaching a strong, good and stable agreement. If the American side is realistic and has the necessary flexibility in the possible negotiations, reaching an agreement will not be far from the reach, he said.