US sanctions head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization

Jan 31, 2020, 5:08 AM (GMT+2)

The United States on Thursday announced new sanctions on the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran as well as its chief officer, Ali Akbar Salehi.

The US Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, announced the sanctions and said, “The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has played a big role in Iran breaching its key nuclear commitments. It has exceeded the limits on its uranium stockpile and enrichment levels. The head of AEOI personally inaugurated the installation of new, advanced centrifuges to expand its uranium enrichment capacity. He also chaired a ceremony when Iran started injecting uranium gas into advanced IR-6 centrifuge machines.”