The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned Friday that Iran’s nuclear program “is advancing at a gallop and we have very little visibility.”Speaking to Spain’s El Pais, Rafael Grossi said Tehran’s nuclear project “has grown enormously, far beyond what it was in 2015. It is growth that is not only quantitative but qualitative, also with the levels of enrichment.”
The head of the nuclear watchdog added: “This does not imply that Iran is making a nuclear weapon, but no country that does not have warlike projects enriches at that level, at 60 percent.”
Amid stalled nuclear negotiations in Vienna for a return to the defunct 2015 nuclear deal, Iran has ramped up its uranium enrichment with new, more advanced centrifuges.
The IAEA reported last month that Iran has 43 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% purity — a short step to 90%. Nonproliferation experts warn that’s enough fissile material for one nuclear weapon if Iran chose to pursue it. READ MORE
