Thread by @CarmiOmer

#AEOI Director Ali Akbar Salehi continues his media campaign, commemorating 3 years for #JCPOA, and 40 years for the Islamic Revolution. Today he gave an interview to IRNA, emphasizing the need for a quick move by #Europe to keep the deal alive: irna.ir/fa/News/831894…
1/12 👇

#Salehi on Europe: "My guess is that Europe will not do anything to jeopardize its security. Therefore, I hope that the Europeans will promptly show compliance with their commitments"
2/12 👇

#Salehi on importing metal tubes similar to #Arak tubes: "It was part of our redundancy plan, and was not contrary to the JCPOA. #Iran didn't need to announce it at the time. I announced it last week to counter criticism regarding Arak. People should know the truth"
3/12 👇

#Salehi on the modernization of the Arak reactor: "Since the #US withdrawal of the deal, China has slowed down the progress of the project, fearing US sanctions. If they want to leave the project, we have other alternatives"
4/12 👇

#Salehi on leaving the JCPOA: "We can restart enriching to 20% ASAP, or increase the scale of the enrichment. We can increase the SWU quickly, since we have prepared the needed infrastructure to reach 190K SWU. We have prepared the assembly halls and the raw materials"
5/12 👇

#Salehi on leaving the JCPOA: "Some say that Iran has friends that can help it in such a situation. I say, if you have a friend, tell it to come and work with us now, and not after we withdraw the deal. Those who criticize us should show a solution for our problems"
6/12 👇

#Salehi on Iran's decision-making process: "The decisions taken by the Islamic Republic of Iran are based on study, analysis and intelligence, and not on feelings and emotions. In principle, very decisive decisions are taken on the basis of collective wisdom"
7/12 👇

#Salehi on the Tehran reactor: "we want to replace the TRR's 20% fuel with an upgraded design, which will add more than 20 more years to the reactor's lifetime, allowing Iran to produce more radioisotopes"
8/12 👇

#Salehi on nuclear naval propulsion project: "We don't have a cooperation with the military on this project. We are working on a peaceful project and announced it to the Agency. If all conditions are met, it will take us at least 15 years to complete the project"
9/12 👇

#Salehi on PMD "Washington and Israel are trying to open the issue, but they will not succeed. The #IAEA has repeatedly promised not to act under political pressure, and we hope it will stick to its promise".
10/12 👇

#Salehi on the #AtomicArchives: "Nowadays the technology is so advanced, that you can forge any document. Yet it does not mean that the documents are trustworthy. The IAEA is committed to verifying the nature of the alleged documents"
11/12 👇

#Salehi on missiles: "They claim that because of our missiles' range or payload, it is designed to carry nuclear warheads. Iran has decided not to design such missiles. This is an excuse for some Europeans. If this subject is closed, they will bring another excuse.
12/12 👇