{"id":66850,"date":"2021-01-05T15:56:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T20:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=66850"},"modified":"2021-01-05T16:22:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T21:22:31","slug":"iran-continues-nuclear-program-aims-to-enrich-uranium-to-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-continues-nuclear-program-aims-to-enrich-uranium-to-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran continues nuclear program, aims to enrich uranium to 20%"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-continues-nuclear-program-aims-to-enrich-uranium-to-20%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=66850&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 15px 15px 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AP20353229237376-253x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2354532\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 670px;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2354532 \" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AP20353229237376.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2354532\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2354532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 This Nov. 4, 2020, file satellite photo by Maxar Technologies shows Iran\u2019s Fordo nuclear site. Iran has told international nuclear inspectors it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility, a technical step away from weapons-grade levels, as it increases pressure on the West over its tattered atomic deal. (Maxar Technologies via AP, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 12:53 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, January 5, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Tensions are on the rise with Iran as it announces it will continue its nuclear program. On Monday, Tehran announced it has resumed 20 percent uranium enrichment in its underground facilities.<\/p>\n<p>According to experts, this development puts the country one step closer to enrich uranium at 90 percent, which is required to produce a nuclear weapon. This marks the biggest breach of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal, which called for Tehran to shut down its nuclear program.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Iran has once again ramped up its uranium enrichment to 20% and has begun to seize oil tankers in the Gulf. A true foreign policy emergency that cannot be left without a response this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgePapa19\/status\/1346226478598377472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a recent statement, the U.S. State Department said Iran is attempting \u201cnuclear extortion\u201d of the world in retaliation to U.S. sanctions that were reimposed in 2018 after the Trump administration pulled out of the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has continued to insist that its nuclear program is peaceful. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it\u2019s clear the regime plans to manufacture nuclear weapons. Netanyahu added, he will not allow Iran to continue down this path.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no other explanation except for the continued realization of Iran\u2019s intention to manufacture nuclear weapons,\u201d he stated. \u201cI reiterate: Israel will not allow Iran to manufacture nuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The escalating tensions come just after the one-year mark since the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, which Iran vowed at the time to \u201cget revenge\u201d for.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the European Union has also spoken out against the regime\u2019s uranium enrichment program On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the European Commission said the EU regrets Iran\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>The move clearly violates the 2015 nuclear agreement. The deal is now effectively dead, but the EU said the pact is still worth saving and that all parties involved must continue to implement it.<\/p>\n<h4>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/iranian-hostility-increasing-one-year-after-soleimanis-death\/\">Iranian hostility increasing one year after Soleimani\u2019s death<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tensions are on the rise with Iran as it announces it will continue its nuclear program. 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