Iran: Centrifuge testing, but no violation of atom deal with powers
Iran has confirmed it tested a new centrifuge that could speed up its enrichment of uranium but rejected a US think-tank's suggestion the move may have violated last year's nuclear deal with world powers. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham gave no indication that Iran had stopped feeding natural uranium gas into the so-called IR-5 centrifuge. Washington said on Monday Tehran had ceased the activity.
Asked about the US statement, Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Reza Najafi, said there had been intermittent testing of the IR-5.
