2023-06-15
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 15. Germany’s newly
published national security strategy has blamed Iran for blocking
of a nuclear arms deal with world powers, Trend reports.
The strategy, consisting of a 76-page document, emphasizes that
Iran’s regional activities and its conventional missile program are
contributing to heightened tensions.
The document highlights Iran’s human rights violations and its
ongoing pursuit of nuclear ambitions, including the production of
highly enriched fissile material.
The report, approved by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet, also
states that Iran has obstructed efforts to revive the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 agreement that aimed to curb
Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for lifted sanctions.
Since the US withdrew from the deal in 2018, Iran has openly
exceeded the agreed-upon limits, such as enriching uranium to a
level deemed inconsistent with civilian purposes by Western
powers.
The German security blueprint further expresses concern that
Iran’s missile program and regional policies are escalating
tensions and may contribute to increased proliferation in the
region.
Earlier, Mohammad Eslami, Vice President of Iran and Chief of
the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said that enrichment
of uranium to 60-percent level in Iran is in the direction of the
implementation of the strategic step plan adopted by the Iranian
parliament.
The vice president stressed that this decision of the Iranian
parliament is implemented by the Atomic Energy Organization of
Iran. Uranium enrichment to 60 percent is used for various uses,
including production of radioisotopes, detectors, etc.