West accuses Iran of illegally testing missiles, transferring drones to Russia, enriching uranium
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remains the ultimate decision maker as inspectors warn that Iran’s nuclear centrifuges can create enriched uranium that could power a weapon © FT montage/AP/Handout
West accuses Iran of illegally testing missiles, transferring drones to Russia, enriching uranium
AP News-Dec19th2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Western powers in the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran accused Tehran on Monday of developing and testing ballistic missiles, transferring hundreds of drones to Russia, and enriching uranium to an unprecedented 60% level for a country without a nuclear weapons program — all in violation of a U.N. resolution endorsing the deal.
Iran and its ally, Russia, dismissed the charges by Britain, France and Germany, strongly supported by the United States, which pulled out of the agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018.
The six-party agreement was aimed at ensuring that Iran could not develop atomic weapons. Under the accord, Tehran agreed to limit enrichment of uranium to levels necessary for the peaceful use of nuclear power in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
The sharp exchanges came at the Security Council’s semi-annual meeting on the implementation of its resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal.
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