Iran's atomic chief calls uranium enrichment foundation of nuclear industry and Tehran's 'red line'

Tehran, June 2 -- President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran Mohammad Eslami said on Sunday that uranium enrichment is the foundation of the nuclear industry and a red line for Tehran.

He made the remarks in an interview with state-run IRIB TV while reacting to the U.S. calls on Iran to cease its uranium enrichment and a "comprehensive" report compiled by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about Tehran's nuclear activities, which was made public by the media on Saturday.

Eslami said nobody could claim that Iran did not have the right to enrich uranium, stressing that in the absence of uranium enrichment, there would be no nuclear fuel cycle, which would impact Iran's research and applied activities across various s...