White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said Tuesday (December 26) that the United States is deeply concerned by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) report regarding increased production of highly enriched uranium by Iran.
According to Reuters, Watson mentioned that the escalation of Iranian nuclear tensions continues as Iranian-backed proxy groups engage in dangerous and destabilizing activities in the region, including drone and rocket attacks in Iraq and Iraq. Syria, as well as ongoing Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the region, is worrying.
Shortly before that, the International Atomic Energy Agency issued a warning about the further increase in Iranian production of highly enriched uranium.
The agency had announced that the Iranian regime had further increased the speed and quantity of its production of uranium enriched to 60%.
According to the press release from this international body, Iran’s quantity of uranium enriched to 60%, which had been reduced to 3 kilograms per month, has increased again.
The IAEA had confirmed that Iran had increased its production of 60% enriched uranium hexafluoride to around 9 kilograms per month since late November. Uranium enriched to 60% is close to weapons grade.
According to the IAEA, the Iranian regime has violated the conditions specified in the JCPOA agreement and the60% enrichment is “close to the level required for weapons production”. This has no justification for a country that claims not to have a nuclear weapons program.
The IAEA has been warning about the Iranian regime’s nuclear program for years, and the United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on the Iranian government and officials over the suspected nuclear program and enrichment. uranium which has military applications.
Mohammad Eslami, the head of the regime’s Atomic Energy Organization, said reactions to Iran’s nuclear program yesterday were a ” media frenzy » aimed at diverting public attention from Gaza. Mohammad Eslami said media reports about Iran’s nuclear activities are not a new problem.
Earlier, on December 19, Western powers involved in the nuclear deal with the Iranian regime accused the Iranian government of “developing and testing ballistic missiles”, “transferring hundreds of drones to Russia” and ” enrich uranium to an unprecedented level of 60%. » during a six-month session of the Security Council.
2023-12-30 20:35:50
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