[57192] Iran threatens to increase uranium enrichment to 90% in response to a possible US attack

Nuclear threat from Tehran following tensions with the US

Against the backdrop of reports regarding the rejection of Iran's proposal by Donald Trump and increasing speculation about the possibility of a military strike, Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the National Security Committee in the Majlis (the Iranian Parliament), threatened today that Tehran may increase its uranium enrichment level to 90%. According to a report by DW Persian, experts point out that crossing this threshold places Iran in the "military" range and constitutes a critical stage in the production of nuclear weapons.

Rezaei's statement, which was published on social media and widely cited in Iranian media outlets close to the establishment such as اخبارفوری and آخرین خبر, emphasizes that the option is currently being examined in parliament. At the same time, other Iranian officials, including Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, were quoted in اخبار جنگ | ایران | افغانستان as saying that the US would be surprised by the Iranian response.

On the other hand, media outlets identified with the opposition or international bodies presented a different angle. Iran International and العربیه فارسی reported on the threat as part of a tense political and military escalation, while commentator Ahmad Zeidabadi, as quoted in پیام ایران, raised the possibility that the tensions might lead to proactive measures by the US to remove the 60%-enriched uranium stockpiles from Iranian territory.

As of now, the government in Tehran maintains ambiguity regarding the timelines for the move, but emphasizes that it is "one of the options on the table" as part of a response to repeated aggression, as reported in هات نیوز | فوری.