Iran enriched uranium hits 30 times accord limit
AFP | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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The UN nuclear watchdog yesterday said that Iran’s estimated stockpile of enriched uranium had reached more than 30 times the limit set out in the 2015 accord between Tehran and world powers.
According to a confidential International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report seen by AFP, Iran’s total enriched uranium stockpile was estimated at 6,201.3 kilogrammes as of May 11, up by 675.8 kilogrammes from the last quarterly report in February.
Meanwhile, planned talks between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog aimed at breaking the impasse over Tehran’s nuclear programme have been put on hold after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, an agency report said yesterday.
The temporary suspension of talks between Iran and the IAEA comes as its chief Rafael Grossi reiterated his concern over public statements made in Iran regarding its nuclear weapons capability.
In the report, Grossi said that “further public statements made in Iran... regarding its technical capabilities to produce nuclear weapons and possible changes to Iran’s nuclear doctrine only increase.”
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