Iran has increased installations of high-tech machines that could be used in a nuclear weapons programme to over 600 in the last three months, it has been claimed.
Diplomats said the machines are not yet producing enriched uranium and some may be only partially installed.
According to News24, the installations suggest that Iran possesses both the technology to mass-produce centrifuges, which can enrich much faster than its present machines and the ability to evade international sanctions meant to keep it from getting materials it needs to do so.
The move is the latest sign that 10 years of diplomatic efforts have failed to persuade Tehran to curb its uranium enrichment.
Iran argues that it has no interest in nuclear weapons and says it”s enriching uranium only for nuclear power and other non-military applications.
Iran also asserts it has a right to do so under international law. (ANI)