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International Atomic Energy Agency Since then Iran has not been able to verify the status of nearby weapons-grade uranium stockpiles. israel The country’s nuclear sites were attacked during the 12-day war in June, according to a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog sent to member states and seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The IAEA said the situation with near weapons-grade material “requires urgent attention.”
According to the last IAEA report in September, iran Maintains a stockpile of 440.9 kilograms (972 lb) of uranium enriched to 60% purity – a small, technical step away from the weapons-grade level of 90%.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi warned in a recent interview with the AP that the stockpile could allow Iran to build up to 10 nuclear bombs if it decides to weaponize its program. He said that this does not mean that Iran has any such weapon.
Iran has long insisted that its program is peaceful, but the IAEA and Western countries say tehran There was an organized nuclear weapons program until 2003.