The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that the Persian regime greatly increased its deposits, including material of a purity close to that needed to make nuclear bombs
Nuclear centrifuges (WANA/via Reuters)
The IAEA, the UN atomic agency, reported this Thursday that Iran continues to enrich more and more uranium, including material with a purity of 60%, a level close to that necessary to manufacture atomic weapons.< /p>
The agency said in its latest report on Iran’s nuclear program that it “estimated that, as of May 15, 2022, Iran’s total enrichment stock was 3,809, 3 kilograms”. The limit in the 2015 agreement was set at 300 kg of a specific compound, the equivalent of 202.8 kg of uranium.
In a confidential report to which EFE had access in Vienna , international inspectors specify that uranium enriched at 60% reached 43.1 kilos on May 15, 23.7% more than at the beginning of March, when the previous quarterly report was released .
In the case of the Uranium enriched at 20% The increase registered in recent weeks was the most notable, going from 182.1 kilos to 238.4 kilos, 31% more than at the beginning of March.
The report will be discussed at the IAEA Board of Governors next week. The Persian regime has always insisted that its nuclear program is peaceful.
The 2015 nuclear deal — brokered by then-President Barack Obama’s administration with the support of European powers, Russia and China — promised economic relief for Iran, which inspectors said had been complying with stringent restrictions. of the agreement to its nuclear program. Donald Trump withdrew the US from the agreement in 2018 and imposed significant unilateral sanctions, including on Iranian oil.
Iran has been participating for a year in direct negotiations with the great powers (France, Germany , UK, Russia and China) to revive the agreement, although talks have been stalled since March 11.
In mid-May, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Said Khatibzadeh stated that “if the United States offers a response to some of the solutions put forward, we may be in a position where all parties will return to Vienna.” Washington’s position, on the other hand, is less optimistic. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Friday that “a deal is far from certain at this point.” “Iran must decide if it wants to conclude a deal quickly,” he added.