Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 16
By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:
An Iranian MP has expressed concerns over the procedure of the implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA/ nuclear deal) at the Fordo nuclear site, warning against the volume of uranium stockpiled in the country.
Abolfazl Hasanbeigi, the deputy head of Iran's Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, has said that some measures taken at the Fordo nuclear site may cause suspicion at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mehr news agency reported.
Saying that under the JCPOA Iran is entitled to keep 300 tons of “nuclear materials” (presumably uranium), he added that in some cases the Islamic Republic’s stockpiled volume of nuclear materials has surpassed the authorized amount by 10-20 kilograms which may cause trouble for the country.
The MP further said that the failure to keep nuclear materials at the authorized level may be carried out on purpose in order to cause problems for the implementation of the country’s nuclear deal.
The MP noted that his commission is concerned over those officials appointed to implement the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in Iran.
Hasanbeigi said that Ali-Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), should be involved in appointing officials in charge of the implementation of the nuclear accord.
The Fordo nuclear site is located 32 km northeast of the Iranian city of Qom.
Iran and the world powers in 2015 reached the historic deal on the country's nuclear program removing sanctions on the Islamic Republic in exchange for curbing Tehran's nuclear activity.
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