Iran’s nuclear chief: We've begun 60% uranium enrichment

Iran’s nuclear chief confirmed on Friday that Iran has begun 60% uranium enrichment at its underground plant in Natanz, Reuters reports.

"We are producing about 9 grams of 60% enriched uranium an hour," Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, was quoted as having told state television.

(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)