Monday, June 3, 2024

Iran becoming aggressive in pursuit of nuclear weapons, IAEA chief warns

IAEA director-general Rafael Grossi warned the IAEA Board of Governors that Iran may be taking a more aggressive approach to the nuclear weapons issue.

Until recent months, Tehran has sought to develop nuclear weapons only clandestinely and mainly regarding uranium enrichment, but at least publicly has said it viewed such weapons as prohibited by Islam, and Israeli intelligence had said it had stayed away from advancing specific weapons group issues.

Grossi said, “Public statements made in Iran regarding its technical capabilities to produce nuclear weapons and possible changes to Iran’s nuclear doctrine only increase my concerns about the correctness and completeness of Iran’s safeguards declarations.”

Iran threatens West over nuclear weapons

In recent months, multiple top Iranian officials have threatened the West that it might publicly decide that nuclear weapons are not prohibited by Islam, and others have said that it has already completed weapons group issues, such as unique nuclear detonation challenges. READ MORE