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Iran breaks monopoly in nuclear products, services, manages to export despite sanctions

Tuesday, 23 July 2024 11:03 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 23 July 2024 7:06 PM ]

Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), speaks during an interview with the khamenei.ir website, which was published on July 22, 2024.

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the country has managed to break monopoly in the nuclear industry as its homegrown products and services are today traded in the global market.

Mohammad Eslami made the remarks in an interview with the khamenei.ir website, which was published on Monday.

“The capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in nuclear technology have broken the monopoly in this sector, so that our services and products are present in the world’s markets, with some of them being exported to several countries,” he said.

Eslmai also noted that Iran has the capacity to export radiopharmaceuticals to different countries, adding that the country is also exporting heavy water and its derivatives.

Iranian researchers have succeeded in producing stable isotopes that are strategic, expensive, and of high quality.

He further said that Iran received requests for cooperation after holding the 1st International Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology with the participation of 22 countries back in May.

Explainer: Why did Iran organize first intl. conference on nuclear science?

The first international nuclear conference in the central Iranian city of Isfahan aimed to present new and fundamental developments in the field of nuclear science.

Over the past years, Iran has recorded many achievements in its peaceful nuclear energy program in defiance of US sanctions as well as hurdles created by the West.

As one of the first signatories to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Iran has also been closely cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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