Iran keeping West in suspense about launch of Fordo facility: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) -- In a special report published on Sunday,an Iranian news website quoted an informed source in Tehran as saying that Iran has not officially announced the inauguration of the Fordo uranium enrichment facility to keep the West in suspense before a new round of talks between Tehran and the major powers, which is expected to be held in Istanbul in the near future. On February 15, the Tehran reactor was loaded with domestically produced nuclear fuel plates during a ceremony held to unveil Iran’s latest nuclear achievements. Some analysts had predicted that the inauguration of the subterranean Fordo enrichment facility would also be announced during the ceremony, but the announcement was not made. “The fact that the news of the official beginning of enrichment at Fordo was not announced along with other nuclear news… will keep the West waiting for a new surprise every moment,” the source said. The report also said that experts believe that if the news of the inauguration of the Fordo facility would be announced just ahead of the new round of negotiations between Iran and the 5+1 group (the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany), it would have a significant effect on the talks.