TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian official on Saturday announced that Tehran’s newly announced uranium enrichment plant will become operational in the near future.
“God willing, this plant will be put into operation soon, and will blind the eyes of the enemies,” Head of Supreme Leader’s Office Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani said in Tehran today.
Pointing to the enemies’ plot to undermine the Islamic Republic’s power during unrests after June 12 presidential election in the country, Golpayegani noted, “These incidents did not push us into a state of backwardness, rather we are enjoying maximum power today and construction of the new nuclear enrichment plant, announced yesterday, is an indication of this power.”
In line with its guarantee to the IAEA for clarity on its nuclear activities, Iran informed the UN nuclear watchdog on 21 September that it is constructing a second plant for uranium enrichment.
IAEA’s Spokesman Marc Vidricaire said Friday, “I can confirm that on 21 September, Iran informed the IAEA in a letter that a new pilot fuel enrichment plant is under construction in the country.”
According to the spokesman, the letter underlined that the enrichment level in the plant would only be up to 5 percent.
Meantime, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi in a statement on Friday announced construction of another nuclear fuel enrichment plant in the country.
