Iran Says 60 Percent Enrichment Meant to Show Nuclear Prowess, Is Reversible

Iran Says 60 Percent Enrichment Meant to Show Nuclear Prowess, Is Reversible
Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran in a file photo released on Nov. 5, 2019. Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP
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DUBAI—Iran began enriching uranium to 60 percent purity in order to show its technical capacity after a sabotage attack at a nuclear plant, and the move is quickly reversible if the United States lifts sanctions, the Iranian government said on Tuesday.

Talks in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States and Iran back to full compliance with a 2015 nuclear deal have been further complicated by an explosion at Iran’s main uranium enrichment facility at Natanz.