November 5, 2019
Publication:
The New York Times
Iran will restart centrifuges at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, further reducing its commitments to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Iran's latest step away from the JCPOA involves injecting uranium gas into the 1,044 centrifuges at Fordow, which are restricted to non-nuclear uses under the terms of the agreement. President Hassan Rouhani added that the move can be easily reversed if the European signatories provide economic relief to mitigate the effects of U.S. sanctions. Iran also announced that it had doubled the number of advanced centrifuges at Natanz and is producing enriched uranium more quickly.
