Iran is believed to be increasing uranium enrichment activity deep inside a mountain, diplomatic sources said on Monday, a move likely to add to tension with Western powers that suspect Tehran is looking for nuclear weapons capability.
The move to raise sensitive nuclear work at the Fordow underground site near the Shi’ite Muslim holy city of Qom, even if expected, underlines the Islamic state’s insolence in the face of intensifying Western pressure to curb such activity.
Iran last month established it had begun refining uranium to a fissile concentration of 20 percent at Fordow, shifting its highest-grade enrichment from an above-ground location to better defend it against any strikes by Israel or the United States.
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