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Iran intends to start enriching uranium at a purity level five times that which it agreed under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA). According to Fars news agency, Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said on 1 January: "Based on a new law passed by the Parliament, we are planning to start 20% uranium enrichment at the Fordow facility," adding that the AEOI had written to the International Atomic Energy Agency informing it of this intention.

Date: Tuesday, 05 January 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Iran-plans-to-enrich-uranium-to-20percent

The Iranian parliament yesterday approved a bill requiring the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) to produce at least 120 kg of 20% enriched uranium annually at the Fordow nuclear site, FARS news agency reports. AEOI is required to start this process within two months and store the enriched uranium inside the country.

Date: Saturday, 07 November 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Iranian-parliament-orders-increase-in-uranium-enri

Iran’s parliament on 2 November approved a bill requiring the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) to produce at least 120kg of 20% enriched uranium a year at its Fordow nuclear facility.

Date: Friday, 06 November 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiranian-parliament-approve-bill-specifying-increase-uranium-enrichment-8347157


The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report on 16 January confirming that Iran had honoured commitments to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), agreed last July following extensive negotiations between Iran and the E3+3 group (UK, France, Germany, the US, Russia and China). The JCPOA set limits on Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for the removal of all nuclear-related economic and financial sanctions.

Date: Monday, 18 January 2016
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsimplementation-of-iran-deal-begins-4786522


Iran's Young Journalists Club (YJC) reported on 11 January that, contrary to reports by the Fars news agency, no actions had been completed at the Fordo or Arak nuclear sites except.

Date: Thursday, 14 January 2016
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsprogress-on-irans-arak-reactor-as-work-nears-completion-4784745


Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran and EU3+3 countries (US, China, Russia, UK, France and Germany) have reached agreement regarding the redesigning of Arak Heavy Water reactor in accordance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed in July.

Date: Thursday, 12 November 2015
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsagreement-reached-on-redesign-of-irans-arak-reactor-4716284

On 21 October, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei finally endorsed Iran's nuclear accord with world powers in a letter to President Hassan Rouhani. Khamenei said he appreciated the work of Iran's diplomats in reaching the 14 July Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the international agreement limiting Iran's nuclear programme in return for the lifting of economic sanctions.

Date: Sunday, 25 October 2015
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsimplementation-of-iran-agreement-begins-4700831