Iran has massively expanded its stockpiles of enriched uranium, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This could indicate that the country is making progress on covert nuclear projects. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi recently expressed concern that there were difficulties in clarifying unresolved questions about Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran’s stockpiles of enriched uranium are more than 18 times the maximum level agreed in the 2015 international agreement, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). According to the latest IAEA report, which the AFP news agency could see on Monday, there were an estimated 3809.3 kilograms of stocks in mid-May.
In the agreement, which was unilaterally withdrawn by the United States in 2018, Iran committed itself to a limit of 202.8 kilograms.
“Located at a very critical point”
“We are now at a very critical point,” chief executive Grossi said on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. After finding uranium particles outside known nuclear facilities in Iran, the IAEA has been trying for years to determine whether these traces come from secret nuclear projects and stockpiles.
Nuclear deal stalled?
The IAEA-Iran talks parallel the currently stalled diplomatic negotiations to restore the nuclear deal with Iran. While new restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program and the end of US sanctions have already been largely negotiated, an agreement on Tehran’s demand to also lift sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps is still pending.
Source: Krone
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