Chief of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization clarifies nuclear needs
The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, has explained the country's nuclear needs after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's comments created confusion in the media.
Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, clarified the country’s nuclear needs July 8 after controversy erupted over comments by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei about Iran's nuclear program needing 190,000 separative work units (SWU). The SWU, a complex unit, indicates energy input, enrichment and depletion levels.
“A current sensitive issue is the nuclear issue,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a speech to government officials July 7, adding that the opposing side has taken a maximalist position in the nuclear talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.
