Iran to begin enriching uranium beyond 3.67pc ‘in a few hours’, says official

7 Jul 2019 • 3:25 PM MYT
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The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2019. — Reuters pic

TEHRAN, July 7 — Iran will begin enriching uranium beyond a 3.67 per cent cap set by a landmark nuclear deal “in a few hours”, the Islamic republic’s atomic energy organisation spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said today.

The “order received from the president” Hassan Rouhani would be implemented in a few hours after the last technical details were sorted, Kamalvandi said live on state television. — AFP