Iran to launch new enrichment facility in response to IAEA board resolution
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran issued a joint statement on Thursday stating that the Islamic Republic will launch a new enrichment facility in a “highly secure” place in response to the adoption of a “political” resolution against Iran by the Board of Governors at the International Atomic

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran issued a joint statement on Thursday stating that the Islamic Republic will launch a new enrichment facility in a “highly secure” place in response to the adoption of a “political” resolution against Iran by the Board of Governors at the International Atomic Energy Agency accusing Iran of “non-compliance”.
Moreover, the statement said, Iran will replace generation 1 centrifuge machines with generation 6 models at the Fordo enrichment facility, which refine uranium with a much higher speed.
These moves will increase Iran’s stockpile of uranium enrichment to a great extent, the statement said.
The resolution, drafted by the United States, Britain, France and Germany, was passed with 19 votes in favor, three against, and 11 abstentions. Russia, China, and Burkina Faso voted against it. Among the countries that abstained were South Africa, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, and Brazil.
“As we have announced before, the Islamic Republic of Iran has no choice but to respond to this political resolution,” the joint statement said.