Nuclear chief says Iran exploring new uranium enrichment

(Washington Post) TEHRAN Iran The head of Irans nuclear program said Sunday that the Islamic Republic has begun preliminary activities for designing" a modern process for 20-percent uranium enrichment for its 50-year-old research reactor in Tehran signaling new danger for the nuclear deal. Restarting enrichment at that level would mean Iran had withdrawn the 2015 nuclear deal it struck with world powers an accord that President Donald Trump already pulled America out of in May. Read More