Iran announces plans to install advanced centrifuges in response to a critical IAEA resolution, escalating tensions over its nuclear program.
Iran has vowed to respond to a resolution adopted by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog that criticizes the Islamic republic for what it says is poor cooperation by installing a number of 'new and advanced' centrifuges. The resolution, which comes shortly after the return of International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA chief Rafael Grossi from a trip to Iran , reportedly says it is 'essential and urgent' for Tehran to 'act to fulfill its legal obligations.
0' Trump during his first term embarked on a 'maximum pressure' campaign of intensified sanctions on Iran and unilaterally withdrew the United States in 2018 from a landmark 2015 agreement that lifted some sanctions on Iran in exchange of curbs to its nuclear program, which the West suspects is aimed at obtaining a nuclear weapon. Iran claims its nuclear program is peaceful.
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