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Tehran government officials said a suspicious Sunday blackout at a major uranium enrichment facility is "nuclear terrorism," likely orchestrated by foreign actors seeking to disrupt Iran's controversial nuclear program. Iranian officials lashed out after a "desperate move" caused the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran to have an electrical blackout. Civilian nuclear program workers said the "accident" suddenly disrupted the plant's electrical distribution grid. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, stopped short of accusing any specific country for the likely "cyberattack," but vowed to beef up the country's nuclear program despite ongoing Western efforts to reach a denuclearization deal. Power at the Natanz facility was cut off just after Iranian scientists installed new advanced centrifuges to speed up the uranium enrichment process. The Iranian atomic head's accusation of "nuclear terrorism" continues to raise Middle East tensions, … [Read more...] about Iran Blames ‘Nuclear Terrorism’ as Atomic Plant Blackout Stokes Mideast Tensions

March 31, 2021 08:33 Iran will not stop its 20-percent uranium enrichment before the United States lifts all sanctions, Iranian state TV quoted an unnamed official as saying on Tuesday, as Washington considered ways to jump-start nuclear talks. The Biden administration has been seeking to engage Iran in talks about both sides resuming compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. The agreement removed economic sanctions on Tehran in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear program to make it harder to develop a nuclear weapon -- an ambition Tehran denies. "A senior Iranian official tells Press TV that Tehran will stop its 20-percent uranium enrichment only if the U.S. lifts ALL its sanctions on Iran first," state-run Press TV said on its website. "The official said Tehran will further reduce its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the U.S. does not lift all sanctions, warning that Washington is rapidly running out of time," it added. Separately, Iran's United Nations … [Read more...] about State TV: Iran Rejects Ending 20% Enrichment Before U.S. Lifts Sanctions

Video Player Close by Xinhua writer Gao Wencheng TEHRAN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Monday accused Israel of plotting an incident at an Iranian nuclear facility to disrupt Iran's efforts to have U.S. sanctions lifted in the recent Vienna nuclear talks. A blackout struck the Natanz enrichment facility in central Iran on Sunday morning. Media in Iran widely reported that Israel's Mossad intelligence agency was behind a cyberattack that caused the incident. "NUCLEAR TERRORISM" Israel "wants to take revenge on the Iranian people for their success in lifting the unjust sanctions, but we will not allow it," Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted by official news agency IRNA as saying on Monday. Zarif said that the centrifuges damaged at the Natanz facility were the first generation, and will be replaced with more advanced devices, which will strengthen Iran's position in the negotiations aiming to have U.S. sanctions against Iran lifted. Iran, Zarif … [Read more...] about World Insights: Iran says Israel behind sabotage at nuclear facility to disrupt Vienna talks

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 11 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A top official in Iran blamed Israel on Monday for a sabotage attack at its underground Natanz nuclear facility in what Tehran called an act of "nuclear terrorism." Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh represented the first official accusation leveled against Israel for the incident Sunday that cut power across the facility. Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, reportedly appeared on the country’s State TV and blamed the "Zionists" that seek to "take revenge because of our progress in the way to lift sanctions…they have publically said that they will not allow this. But we will take our revenge from the Zionists." IRAN'S NATANZ NUCLEAR FACILITY SUFFERS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM: STATE TV The New York Times reported that the Natanz nuclear facility suffered from a power failure that seemed to have … [Read more...] about Iran blames Israel for sabotage at nuclear facility