Press TV reports: Iran deal remedial steps to remarkably increase after nuclear sabotage

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman tells Press TV that Iran’s remedial measures taken in retaliation for the United States’ unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and re-imposition of sanctions will “remarkably increase” after the recent act of sabotage against a nuclear facility in the country.

Speaking to Press TV on Tuesday, Saeed Khatibzadeh said “the Islamic Republic’s retaliatory measures within the framework of the JCPOA will significantly increase due to the recent nuclear sabotage,” referring to the Iran deal by the acronym of its official name, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Earlier today, the Iranian nuclear delegation — headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi — arrived in Vienna, Austria, for another round of talks within the framework of the JCPOA Joint Commission on ways to make the US remove its anti-Iran sanctions and return to the nuclear deal so that Tehran will reverse its retaliatory steps.

The talks come days after Iran reported that a reckless act of sabotage targeted the electricity distribution network of Shahid Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan nuclear facility in Natanz, which is a uranium enrichment center located in the city of the same name in Iran’s central province of Isfahan.

The attack caused a blackout and the disruption of the operations of the sensitive nuclear facility which has been under the safeguards and extensive monitoring of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The incident, however, failed to inflict damage on the site or disrupt uranium enrichment there.

The Israeli regime is the prime suspect behind the act of subversion.