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Khamenei Warns If Iran Seeks Nuclear Weapon, ‘No One Could Stop Tehran From Acquiring It’

02/22/2021

‘Iran’s uranium enrichment level will not be limited to 20% … We may increase it to 60%,’ Khamenei said

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday that Tehran could boost uranium up to 60 percent if the country needed it, according to state TV, adding that Tehran would not yield to the US pressure regarding the country’s nuclear work.

“Iran’s uranium enrichment level will not be limited to 20%. We will increase it to whatever level the country needs… We may increase it to 60%,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, as cited by Reuters.

He added that Tehran had never sought a nuclear weapon but if it wanted to, “no one could stop Tehran from acquiring it.”

If Iran wanted to obtain nuclear weapons, “no one could prevent Tehran from acquiring it”

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