MNA� AEOI deputy Asghar Zarean said in case of any violations of the nuclear deal by other sides, Iran has the capability to return its nuclear industry to pre-JCPOA status.


Speaking to reporters Saturday night, Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organization Asghar Zarean�made the remark on the sidelines of visiting the country�s nuclear achievements at Natanz nuclear facilities in Isfahan.

�We have made all the necessary predictions in case the Establishment comes to the conclusion that we need to go back to the pre-JCPOA conditions,� he said, while referring to the possibility of other sides� violation of Iran�s nuclear deal.

He went on to add, �today, thanks to the links established among various sections of the country�s nuclear industry with universities, we are capable of obtaining any amount of enrichment that we desire.�

He maintained that the country has so far exported 70 tons of heavy water produced at Arak Heavy Water Reactor to the United States and Russia; �we received the money before the shipment was sent to the US,� he added.

He also noted that the amount of heavy water sold to Russia will meet a part of the country�s need for 2017.

Stressing that Arak heavy water complex has the capacity of producing 20 tons of this product per year, he added �today, many European countries have voiced interest in purchasing Arak�s heavy water.�