A US official accused Iran of “nuclear extortion” on Monday after the Islamic Republic confirmed it will begin enriching uranium at 20 percent.
“Iran enriching uranium to 20 percent at Fordow is a clear attempt to increase its campaign of nuclear extortion, an attempt that will continue to fail,” an anonymous State Department official told Reuters.
With Iran’s announcement, the entire Western media establishment has been scaremongering about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. But 20 percent is vastly lower than the 90 percent needed for weapons-grade uranium, and it’s clear Iran is not rushing towards a bomb.
The move to increase enrichment was made in response to the assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was likely killed at the hands of Israel. Iran’s Presdient Hassan Rouhani said the move is easily reversible, as he hopes the incoming Biden administration will revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
amerikan projection—amerikans cannot compete
America is effed. Most other countries can see that but the US is still kidding itself.
US applies inhumane sanctions & they speak of Irans extortion
I’d say that giving three billion dollars a year to a little country smaller than New Jersey, with less people, but has nuclear weapons (Israel), is a worse case of extortion specially when a weak nearby country (Iran), is further weakened by US sanctions (Iran) and nevertheless is charged with extortion.
Libya/Iraq had no nukes and were invaded by USA; DPRK has nukes. USA will never invade
Yes. In fact Libya gave up their nukes, became a US ally, then was bombed and destroyed, and its leader killed, while the US was claiming that it was protecting people! . . .That lesson was not lost on DPRK. (Of course Libya has oil and DPRK doesn’t, another factor.)