Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Iran has begun construction at its Natanz nuclear facility, newly-released satellite images show. The images were made public as the U.N. nuclear agency acknowledged Tehran is building an underground advanced centrifuge assembly plant after its last one exploded in a reported sabotage attack last summer.
The construction is also happening as the U.S. nears Election Day in a campaign pitting President Trump, whose maximum pressure campaign against Iran has led Tehran to abandon all limits on its nuclear program, and Joe Biden, who has expressed a willingness to return to the nuclear accord with Iran that the Trump administration abandoned.
The election’s outcome likely will determine which approach America takes. Heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. nearly ignited a war at the start of the year.
