NEW: Tehran is now operating 60 IR-6 advanced centrifuges in violation of its atomic deal with world powers, head of Iran's nuclear program says.
The Latest on developments in Iran as the country marks the anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover 40 years ago :The head of Iran's nuclear program says that Tehran is working on a prototype centrifuge that's 50 times faster than those allowed under the nuclear deal with world powers.
The nuclear deal limited Iran to using only 5,060 first-generation IR-1 centrifuges to enrich uranium by rapidly spinning uranium hexafluoride gas. Salehi made the announcement to state TV on the 40th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. By starting up these advanced centrifuges, Iran further cuts into the one-year time limit that experts estimate Tehran would need to have enough material to build a nuclear weapon, if it chose to pursue one.Iran has begun commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1979 student takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and the subsequent 444-day hostage crisis.
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