For decades since, Western nations have been concerned about Iran’s nuclear program, accusing Tehran of seeking atomic weapons. The 2015 nuclear deal Iran struck with world powers, including the U.S. under President Barack Obama, was aimed at relieving those fears. While building the facility doesn’t violate the nuclear deal, mass production of advanced centrifuges would. “In case Iran decides to start producing in mass production such centrifuges, (we) would be ready for that.”Salehi suggested that if the nuclear deal fell apart, Iran would react in stages. While the U.N. repeatedly has verified Iran’s compliance with the deal, Trump campaigned on a promise to tear it up.

Source: National Post September 11, 2018 08:47 UTC