AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi lashed out at the US for accusing Tehran of posing threat to its neighboring countries, adding that it is awkward to hear such remarks from a “regime” which is pioneering unilateralism and support for terrorism.
“Isn't it a little too awkward to hear these words from a regime which is indeed the leadership of outlawry and unilateralism, and the creator, supporter and sponsor of terrorism?!,” wrote Mousavi in a tweet on Thursday, slamming the anti-Iran remarks by Spokesperson for the United States Department of State Morgan Ortagus.
Following Tehran’s decision to take the fourth step in scaling down its commitments under the nuclear deal of 2015, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Ortagus called for more pressure on Iran, stating that Iran’s decision to scale down parts of its JCPOA commitments was a threat to the “sovereignty” of its neighbors.
Early on Thursday, Iran resumed injection of UF6 gas into the centrifuge machines installed at Fordow nuclear facility as part of the country's fourth step to modify nuclear deal undertakings.
The measure at Fordow was taken upon an executive order by President Hassan Rouhani in coordination with the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).
A cylinder including 2,000 kg of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) was transferred from Natanz to Fordow nuclear site. Then, the cylinder was connected to the feeding lines at Wednesday midnight.
Following the successful technical overhaul, the gas injection to the chains as well as the centrifuges and producing and gathering enriched uranium began at Fordow under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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8 November 2019 - 14:34
News ID: 986593
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi lashed out at the US for accusing Tehran of posing threat to its neighboring countries, adding that it is awkward to hear such remarks from a “regime” which is pioneering unilateralism and support for terrorism.
