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The Sunday Review
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Nearly enriched in Uranium bomb-grade The levels were found Iranian nuclear facility, according to the UN’s nuclear watchdog, as the US warned that Tehran’s ability to build a nuclear The bomb was moving at an alarming pace.
Restricted report The Sunday Review confirmed the confirmation of that by The Sunday Review. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency confirms it. uranium particles enriched to 83.7% purity – which is close to the 90% enrichment levels needed to make a nuclear bomb – had been found in Iran’s Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), an underground nuclear Located approximately 20 miles north of Qom.
The report says That in January IAEA We took samples from the Fordow facility, and they showed that there was high amounts of enriched materials. uranium Particles up to 83.7% purity
The IAEA Iran was informed of these findings by Iran. “inconsistent with the level of enrichment at the Fordow plant as declared by Iran and requested Iran to clarify the origins of these particles,” The added report.
Iran’s stockpile of uranium The enriched to up to 60% also grew from 25.2 to 87.5 kilograms to the previous quarterly reportAccording to the confidential IAEA report.
The IAEA report The Iranian government is currently in discussions to resolve the issue. “these events clearly indicate the capability of the IAEA to detect and report changes in the operation of nuclear facilities in Iran.”
In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Review’s Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian did not directly respond to a question on reports of the enrichment.
Amir-Abdollahian stated that the deputy general of the IAEAMassimo Aparo visited Iran two times. in The past week and the future IAEA’s director general Rafael Grossi has been invited to visit the country.
“We have a roadmap with the IAEA. And on two occasions, Mr. [Massimo] Aparo, Mr. [Rafael] Grossi’s deputy, came to Iran in the past few weeks, and we had constructive and productive negotiations. And we have also invited Mr. Grossi to come and visit Iran soon,” The Sunday Review quoted Amir-Abdollahian. “Therefore our relationship with the IAEA is on its correct, natural path.”
Iran had all its nuclear weapons removed last year. IAEA Equipment previously used for monitoring and surveillance activities in relation to the nuclear deal is also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
It was a successful move “detrimental implications for the IAEA’s ability to provide assurance of the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme,” The IAEA report stated.
The spokesperson from the US State Department said Tuesday that IAEA report Possibilities of a “very serious development.”
“We are in close contact with our allies and partners in Europe and the region as we await further details from the IAEA on this potentially very serious development,” The spokesperson was added.
Colin Kahl, Under Secretary of Defense Policy on Tuesday stated that “Iran’s nuclear progress since” Trump’s administration pulled the US out of the 2015 election nuclear deal “has been remarkable,” This is an additional feature in 2018. When the US resigned. “it would have taken Iran about 12 months to produce one fissile, one bomb’s worth of fissile material.”
“Now it would take about 12 days,” He stated.
Indirect negotiations have been ongoing for more than one year between Iran and the USA to restore 2015 nuclear deal broke down in September 20, 222. The tensions between the countries only grew after. Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests At home and in Tehran supplied Russia with drones in The Ukraine War
Kahl stated Tuesday that the agreement was in place “on ice.”
