The country is rich in 274 kg of uranium with 60% purity, but rejected allegations that the aim of gaining nuclear weapons.
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The Iran was close to having a nuclear bomb, a few hours before the visit to Tehran, the Director General of Atomic International Energy Agency (AIAA) in an interview with Le Monde published on Wednesday.
“It’s like a puzzle: they have pieces and one day they can collect them. They have to go too far before they arrive. But they are not too far, we should accept.”
“It is not enough to say that the international community has ‘no nuclear weapons’. We need to be able to check“He said.
Agency Managing Director, Rafael Mariano Grass is expected to come on Wednesday to discuss ways to improve access to the Tehran program of his inspectors.
274 kg of enriched uranium
AIAA played a key role in confirming Iran’s consent in connection with the 2015 nuclear deal, signing up with five world powers, and continued to work in the Islamic Republic after the removal of US President Donald Trump from the US in 2018 in 2018.
Since then, Iran has enriched the uranium beyond the limits allowed by the old deal and now 274 kg of uranium is rich in 60% purityAccording to AIEA, 90% of the military degree is close.
“Diplomatic solutions require a continuation of commitment and cooperation with the agency at the time of urgent need” wrote on the Grassy Social Network X.
Trump wants to negotiate
Since returning to the presidency of the United States, Donald Trump insisted on negotiating with Iran on his nuclear program, threatening to start military action against Iranians if he did not enter into an agreement.
However, the head of Iran’s diplomacy said Wednesday The question of uranium enrichment is “unpleasant”.
Western countries led by the United States have long been suspected Iran wants to earn nuclear weapons, although they reject these allegations and protect the right of nuclear power for civil interests.
The Iran and the United States, which have not maintained diplomatic relations since the 1980s, had been conversations last Saturday, Oman Sultanate about the Iran nuclear program, and is expected to convene again next Saturday.
