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    Tehran Will Start Using Centrifuges at Fordow Plant, Banned by Nuclear Deal, on 6 November – Rouhani

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    The statement comes just one day after the head of 's nuclear programme, Ali Akbar Salehi, announced that the country is now operating 60 IR-6 advanced centrifuges, a violation of the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ().

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced that the Islamic Republic will start injecting uranium gas into 1,044 centrifuges on Wednesday, stressing that the signatories to the 2015 Nuclear Agreement have to implement the deal within two months to stop Tehran from suspending its obligations under the accord.

    He also noted that all the decisions taken by Iran are reversible, underscoring that the nation will comply with the nuclear deal if the other parties to the accord do the same.

    Under the JCPOA, Iran is supposed to repurpose its Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant as a centre for the production of stable isotopes, refraining from enriching uranium and leaving Natanz as the only uranium enrichment facility.

    Nuclear Deal in Danger

    This is yet another step taken by Iran since May when the country stated it would stop complying with some of the 's restrictions, urging European countries to shield Tehran from unilateral US sanctions.

    imposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic just one year before Tehran decided on this course of action following US President Donald Trump's criticism of the JCPOA and call to negotiate another agreement with Iran.

    Trump also urged other…

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