"It has been a while that they seek to give us carbon fiber, but they have set
some conditions. We have announced our orders and have not accepted their
conditions so far,” he said in an interview with Fars news agency published on
Monday.
He added, "We will put aside our own carbon fiber and use theirs when they give
us the carbon fiber.”
He also said that 149 tons of yellow cake has been imported to Iran since
January 26.
Salehi also said that Iran is still able to enrich uranium to a purity level of
90 percent as it has 5000 operational centrifuges.
"There is still this potential in the country. If we decide we can enrich
uranium to 90 percent. Now we have 5000 (centrifuge) machines that are
operating, therefore we have this capability,” Salehi a nuclear physicist
explained.
Iran and the 5+1 group (the U.S., Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany)
finalized the text of the JCPOA in July 2015. The nuclear agreement went into
effect in January 2016.
Iran exported enriched UF6 and imported yellow cake from abroad based on the
nuclear deal.
Commenting on the U.S. visa ban for Iranian citizens, he said that it is better
for Iran not to take retaliatory action by refusing to give the U.S. citizens
visa or any action that would imply violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action.
"The first step to take in countering Trump’s action is maintaining domestic
integrity,” he said.
Salehi added that all the voices in the country should be in line national
interests.
On January 27, Trump suspended all refugee admissions to the U.S. for four
months and banned the entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely pending a security
review meant to ensure terrorists cannot slip through vetting. Trump also issued
a 90-day ban on all entry to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries,
including Iran.
source: Tehran times