Ngokutsho kwe-Iranian News Television, iSekela likaNgqongqoshe wezangaPhandle lase-Iran u-Araghi uthe ngomhla we-13 ukuba i-Iran yazise i-International Atomic Energy Agency ukuba iceba ukuqalisa ukuvelisa i-uranium ecebileyo ye-60 ukusuka kwi-14.
U-Araghi uphinde wathi kwiziko lenyukliya laseNatanz apho inkqubo yamandla yasilela khona ngomhla we-11, i-Iran iya kuthatha indawo ye-centrifuges eyonakalisiweyo ngokukhawuleza, kwaye yongeze i-1,000 centrifuges ngokunyuka kwe-50% yoxinaniso.
Kwangolo suku lunye, Umphathiswa Wezangaphandle wase-Iranian u-Zarif uphinde wathi ngexesha lenkomfa yeendaba kunye nondwendwe lwaseRussia Umphathiswa Wezangaphandle uLavrov ukuba i-Iran iya kusebenzisa i-centrifuge ephucukileyo kwindawo yenyukliya yaseNatanz kwimisebenzi yokutyebisa i-uranium.
Ekuqaleni kukaJanuwari kulo nyaka, i-Iran yabhengeza ukuba iqalile ukuphumeza amanyathelo okunyusa ubuninzi be-uranium etyetyisiweyo ukuya kwi-20% kwiziko lenyukliya laseFordo.
NgoJulayi ka-2015, i-Iran yafikelela kwisivumelwano senyukliya sase-Iran kunye ne-United States, iBritane, iFransi, iRashiya, i-China kunye neJamani.Ngokwesivumelwano, i-Iran ithembise ukunciphisa inkqubo yayo yenyukliya kwaye ubuninzi be-uranium etyetyisiweyo abuyi kudlula i-3.67% ngokutshintshiselana nokususwa kwezohlwayo ngokuchasene ne-Iran luluntu lwamazwe ngamazwe.
NgoMeyi ka-2018, urhulumente wase-US warhoxa ngaphandle kwesivumelwano senyukliya sase-Iran, emva koko waqala ngokutsha kwaye wongeza uthotho lwezohlwayo ngokuchasene ne-Iran.Ukusukela ngoMeyi ka-2019, i-Iran iye yanqumamisa ukuphunyezwa kwamagatya athile kwisivumelwano senyukliya sase-Iran, kodwa yathembisa ukuba amanyathelo athathiweyo “anokubuyiselwa umva.”