(MEMRI via JNS) Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said that Iran has 10 times more enriched uranium than it is permitted to have under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal.

In an interview with Iran’s Al-Alam TV, Kamalvandi added that Iran has 230 tons of heavy water, which he said is used for research, with the surplus being exported to unspecified countries in Europe or Asia. He also said that Iran is producing and exporting 242 chemical isotopes, and that it can enrich uranium further if the need arises.

In addition, Kamalvandi said that Iran’s nuclear program would recover within 14 months from the explosion in the Natanz nuclear facility, which he said appears to have been an act of sabotage. He added that if there is a “snap back” to economic sanctions against Iran, then the JCPOA will become null and void. Further, Kamalvandi said that International Atomic Energy Agency inspections must cease because a sovereign country should not be flooded by “unnecessary” questions and inspections.