Israeli Prime Minister warns Iran once again after senior diplomats meet to revise nuclear doctrine

CURRENT DOCTRINE IS “SUFFICIENT”

Iran insists on its right to possess nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, but it is the only non-nuclear-weapon state that enriches uranium to 60 percent, according to the IAEA.

In an interview with The Guardian newspaper on the eve of Iran’s talks with Britain, France and Germany, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that frustration in Tehran over unfulfilled commitments such as the lifting of sanctions was fueling the debate on whether the country should change its own policy. nuclear policy.

“We have no intention of going above 60 percent for now and that is our current determination,” he told the British newspaper.

But “there is a debate going on in Iran, and mostly among the elites, about whether we should change our nuclear doctrine,” he added, as it has so far proven “insufficient in practice.”

The nuclear deal signed between Tehran and major powers in 2015 aimed to get rid of heavy Western sanctions in exchange for Iran limiting its nuclear program to prevent it from developing weapons capacity.

Tehran has consistently denied any such claim. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the religious leader who has the final authority in Iran’s decision-making, issued a religious decree, or fatwa, banning atomic weapons.

Tehran’s request to sit down with three European governments so soon after the condemnation comes just weeks before Trump returns to the White House.

During his first term, Trump focused on reimposing heavy sanctions on Iran after his administration unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 deal three years later.

In retaliation for the US withdrawal, Tehran reduced compliance with the agreement and increased uranium enrichment levels to 60 percent; This was close to the 90 percent required for a nuclear bomb.