Iran has produced 55 kg (120 pounds) of 20% enriched uranium since January 2021, exceeding the monthly target of 10 kg (22 pounds) per month required by an Iranian law that has recently been passed in retaliation for US sanctions, authorities said Wednesday.
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The announcement came a day after Tehran and Washington held what they described as "constructive" indirect talks in Austria on Tuesday in an attempt to find ways to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, which prohibits enrichments to such levels of purity.
In 2020, the parliament passed a law that required the Republic to toughen its nuclear stance and produce at least 120 kg (265 pounds) of 20% enriched uranium each year, or 10 kg (22 pounds) a month.
The decision came as a result of former US President Donald Trump's decision to leave the nuclear agreement and imposed tough sanctions on the regime.
Trump's withdrawal prompted the ayatollah regime to steadily overstep the JCPOA limits on its nuclear program designed to make it harder to develop an atomic bomb – an ambition Tehran denies.
Iran's production rate is already "up to 40%" faster than what the law requires, Atomic Energy Organization spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi said.
"In less than four months, we have produced 55 kg (120 pounds) of 20% enriched uranium. In around eight months, we can reach 120 kg (265 pounds)," Kamalvandi told state TV.
Uranium is considered highly enriched as of 20%, making it possible to manufacture nuclear weapons.
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