UN: Iran not actively enriching uranium but movement detected near stockpiles
The United Nations watchdog told The Associated Press that Iran does not seem to be “actively” enriching uranium. However, the group said they have noticed movement at Iran’s nuclear sites.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi said inspectors have not seen any activity via satellite that shows Iran has accelerated its uranium production. Grossi said enrichment levels were the same before the 12-day war with Israel began in June.
“However, the nuclear material enriched at 60% is still in Iran. And this is one of the points we are discussing because we need to go back there and to confirm that the material is there and it’s not being diverted to any other use,” Grossi said.
UN sees movement around nuclear sites
Inspectors did say they saw movement around stockpile sites. The IAEA has not personally accessed these sites to observe the movement but instead relied on satellite imagery. Grossi said those images can only tell so much.
According to experts, Iran’s current stockpile could allow the nation to build up to 10 nuclear bombs. Iran, however, maintains its nuclear program is peaceful, but the IAEA said the country had an operational atomic bomb program until 2003.
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