Iran’s supreme leader ordered officials to speed up preparations to deploy machines for advanced nuclear enrichment, putting renewed pressure on European states seeking to keep the Islamic Republic in the landmark nuclear accord in the face of renewed US sanctions.
伊朗最高领导人命令该国官员们加快相关准备工作，拟部署用于核浓缩的先进机器。这给欧洲国家带来新的压力，后者正寻求让伊朗伊斯兰共和国在美国重启制裁的情况下坚守具有里程碑意义的核协议。
“The Atomic Energy Organisation is obliged to quickly make preparations to reach to 190,000 SWU within the nuclear agreement,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech on Monday. “The Iranian nation and its government will not tolerate to be both subject to sanctions and have its nuclear programme restricted and imprisoned.”
“伊朗原子能组织(Atomic Energy Organisation)有义务在核协议框架内迅速开展准备工作，以达到19万SWU（分离功单元）。”阿亚图拉阿里•哈梅内伊(Ayatollah Ali Khamenei)周一在一次演讲中表示，“伊朗民族及其政府不会容忍一方面受到制裁，另一方面其核计划受到限制和禁锢。”
SWUs — or separative work units — are a measure of uranium enrichment capacity. Under the 2015 nuclear accord, Tehran will be permitted to increase its enrichment efficiency by the end of the next decade just before the deal is due to expire. But speeding up preparations now could allow Iran to ramp up production more quickly after that date.
SWU是衡量铀浓缩能力的一个指标。根据2015年达成的伊朗核协议，德黑兰方面将获准在下一个10年结束的时候（即该协议将要失效之前）提高其浓缩效率。但是，现在就加快准备工作，可能会让伊朗在该日期之后更快增产。