A confidential report of the United Nations nuclear monitoring agency has come to light. This report, which came out on Thursday, has made shocking revelations about Iran’s nuclear program. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report says that Iran has increased its enriched uranium reserves to close to weapon level, disregarding international appeals.
Huge increase in enriched uranium
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency report, as of August 17, Iran had 164.7 kg (363.1 pounds) of uranium enriched up to 60 percent. This is an increase of 22.6 kg (49.8 pounds) since the report released by the IAEA in May.
How close to a nuclear bomb?
According to experts, uranium enriched up to sixty percent purity is just a small technical step away from the weapon category level of 90 percent. The IAEA report said Iran has still not responded to the nuclear watchdog’s years-long inquiry into the origin and current location of man-made uranium particles found at two locations that Tehran has failed to declare as potential nuclear sites.
Iran is not responding to the UN
According to AP, the IAEA chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, had previously warned that Iran has enough weapons-grade enriched uranium to make several nuclear bombs. He has admitted that the UN agency cannot guarantee that any of Iran’s centrifuges may not have been diverted for secret enrichment. Earlier, the IAEA had requested Iran in a letter dated August 8 that it be given access to the site in the city of Isfahan so that the agency could service its cameras. However, Iran did not respond to the agency.
