Developments in Iran 'not positive' for nuclear talks: Germany

AFP , Monday 12 Apr 2021

A day after Tehran said it started up advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges in Natanz in breach of the 2015 nuclear deal, it said the site was hit by a power outage that it labelled 'terrorism' and blamed on Israel

Germany warned Monday that the latest developments surrounding Iran's Natanz uranium plant did not bode well for nuclear talks aimed at reviving a hobbled agreement on curbing Tehran's atomic ambition.

"What we are hearing currently out of Tehran is not a positive contribution, particularly the development in Natanz," said German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas ahead of talks in Vienna on Tuesday.

A day after Tehran said it started up advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges in Natanz in breach of the 2015 nuclear deal, it said the site was hit by a power outage that it labelled "terrorism" and blamed on Israel.

 

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