A resumption of 20 per cent enrichment could see that brinksmanship return. We are ready for this and will produce [20 per cent enriched uranium] as soon as possible." This Dec. 11, 2020, satellite photo by Maxar Technologies shows construction at Iran's Fordo nuclear facility. Under Iran's former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran began 20 per cent enrichment. Israel, which under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has continued to criticize Iran's nuclear program, offered no immediate comment Saturday.

Source: CBC News January 02, 2021 15:33 UTC