"On 31 March 2021, the Agency verified at FEP that: Iran had begun feeding natural UF6 into a fourth cascade of 174 IR-2m centrifuges," a confidential International Atomic Energy Agency report says.
The epicenter of the pandemic in the Middle East, Iran has reported a total of almost 1.9 million cases and 62,569 deaths.
Commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps says Iran is "indifferent to US sanctions and has chosen the path of sovereignty."
US banking restrictions have made it difficult for Iran to transfer money and procure necessary equipment.
"On the one hand, China opposes Iran having a nuclear bomb, but on the other, it's not helping to stop it," says Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin.
Two senior US intelligence officials report that intercepted communications show that Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps discussed "USS Cole-style attacks" against Fort McNair and Gen. Joseph M. Martin, US Army vice chief of staff.
Iran's president says he is hopeful the new year will bring the end of US-imposed sanctions. In "badly needed" Norwuz message, US President Biden calls for peace, prosperity, and understanding.
Spokesman: We have advanced work on fuel and storage.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, meanwhile, accuses his hard-line opponents of obstructing efforts to lift the US sanctions.
Iran has recently accelerated its breaches of the 2015 nuclear deal’s restrictions on its nuclear activities in an apparent bid to pressure US President Joe Biden as both sides are locked in a standoff over who should move first to save the deal.
