Iran nuclear chief Salehi says 60% enrichment has started at Natanz site

Reuters

16 April, 2021, 04:25 pm

Last modified: 16 April, 2021, 04:34 pm

Iran nuclear chief Salehi says 60% enrichment has started at Natanz site

Earlier the speaker of Iran’s parliament said Iranian scientists had successfully started enriching 60% uranium

Reuters

16 April, 2021, 04:25 pm

Last modified: 16 April, 2021, 04:34 pm

A view of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility 250 km (155 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran, March 30, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

A view of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility 250 km (155 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran, March 30, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Friday that Tehran had started 60% uranium enrichment at its Natanz site, days after an explosion at the site that Tehran blamed on Israel.

Earlier the speaker of Iran's parliament said Iranian scientists had successfully started enriching 60% uranium at 12.40 a.m. local time.

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