OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundTehran, Iran
Iranian lawmaker says 90% enrichment could be a response to any new attack
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- 9:57 AM in Tehran
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- Tehran, Iran
Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for parliament's National Security Commission, wrote that 'one of Iran's options in the event of another attack could be 90 percent enrichment', weapons-grade purity, and that parliament would review it.
Why it matters
Enrichment to 90% would mean openly producing weapons-grade material, the outcome the US says the war was meant to prevent.
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- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.comPublished
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
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