Following the reports that the explosion at the uranium enrichment facility will delay the nuclear program by nine months, the head of the Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Akbar Salahi, said about a return to routine • "The damaged cables were replaced quickly and now the main electricity system is connected
The facility in Natanz (archive)
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After the explosion at a uranium enrichment facility - Iran is trying to broadcast "business as usual":
Atomic Energy Agency chief Ali Akbar Salahi claimed today (Tuesday) that "the cables damaged by the Natanz were quickly replaced and now the main power system is connected."
Last week, the New York Times reported that the explosion damaged both the central and secondary electricity systems, with an intelligence source estimating that the nuclear development process would be delayed for a period of nine months due to the explosion attributed to the Islamic Republic of Israel.
Salahi added that "some centrifuges have been operating for a week where the power system has been damaged."
The Iranian news agency Irena reported that Salahi had announced that the power cable damaged in the attack had been quickly replaced and the power supply of the facility had returned to normal operation.
"In fact, due to the rapid response of the staff at the site, the enrichment of uranium in the facility did not stop completely at any stage," Salahi added.
The announcement on Iranian television about the identification of the suspect
Last weekend, Iranian television reported that as part of the investigation into the explosion, a person was identified who was suspected of being behind the sabotage.
According to an Iranian television report, "Lean Crimi, the sabotage operation, has been identified." It was also said that he fled the Islamic Republic a few days before the explosion at the nuclear facility. In Iran, they added that legal and vital measures are planned to bring him back to the country and arrest him.