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Iran calls uranium enrichment allegation an ‘error’ or ‘deliberate’ political act
Iran's United Nations Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani address the UN General Assembly before a vote for a UN resolution upholding Ukraine's territorial integrity and calling for a cessation of hostilities after Russia's invasion, Thursday February 23, 2023 at UN headquarters

IRAN has said that the “surprising” accusation by international inspectors on Thursday that it had enriched uranium to 84 per cent purity for the first time was either an “error” or a “deliberate” political action.

The finding by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would put the Islamic Republic closer than ever to the 90 per cent required to produce nuclear weapons-grade material.

This renews pressure on the West to address Tehran’s programme, which had been contained by the 2015 nuclear deal from which the United States withdrew unilaterally in 2018.

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