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https://www.newsweek.com/iran-prepares-boost-nuclear-power-including-submarines-if-us-kills-deal-1526000
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A group of senior Iranian lawmakers has voiced support for boosting the
Islamic Republic's nuclear production, including the development of
nuclear-powered submarine engines should the United States successfully
trigger international sanctions that would effectively kill a five-year
agreement among world powers.
The Islamic Consultative Assembly's Commission of National Security and
Foreign Policy released a seven-point statement Tuesday expressing
confidence in Iran's ability to win the diplomatic dispute over whether
the U.S. had the right to dismantle the 2015 nuclear agreement it
abandoned in 2018. At the same time, the legislators laid out other
measures to prepare for "the illegal activation of the trigger
mechanism" that would revive pre-deal sanctions.
The statement called on the Iran Atomic Energy Organization to
"immediately return all nuclear activity" to levels attained before the
accord, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. This
included activating IR4, IR6, IR8 centrifuges to supply enrich uranium
at 190,000 separative work units and "to accelerate the construction of
nuclear propellants in order to equip our country's navy."
Iranian naval leaders have long called for the development of
nuclear-powered submarines to deter U.S. military activity in the
Persian Gulf, a flashpoint for tensions between Tehran and Washington.
Other than for propellant purposes, Iranian officials have long
dismissed accusations from the U.S. and partnered nations that Iran
sought to weaponize its nuclear program.
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