Iran says it will launch a series of “new and advanced” centrifuges in response to a resolution adopted by the IAEA that censures Tehran for what the agency calls poor cooperation.
“The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran issued an order to take effective measures, including launching a significant series of new and advanced centrifuges of various types,” a joint statement issued by the organisation and Iran’s foreign ministry says.
It adds, however, that “technical and safeguards cooperation with the IAEA will continue, as in the past” and within the framework of agreements made by Iran.
Iran’s retaliatory measures “are reversible if this hostile action is withdrawn or negotiations are opened,” Tehran-based political analyst Hadi Mohammadi tells AFP.