Tehran pledges not to exceed 60% uranium enrichment

Mohammad Eslami, new head of Iran's nuclear agency (AEOI) talks on stage at the International Atomic Energy's (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. /CFP

Mohammad Eslami, chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), revealed in an interview with Russian news outlet Sputnik that his country does not intend to exceed 60 percent uranium enrichment, even if the negotiations in Vienna fail and the United States does not lift its sanctions.