A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor, 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran, August 21, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi
Iran's Uranium Stockpile Grows Before Deadline For Nuclear Deal -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium gas has grown by 8 percent to nearly 8.4 tonnes in about two months, U.N. atomic inspectors say, an amount world powers probably will want to see cut under any nuclear deal with Tehran.
The International Atomic Energy Agency issued a confidential report on Iran to IAEA member states on Friday, less than three weeks before a Nov. 24 deadline for Iran and six world powers to resolve their stand-off over Tehran's atomic activities.
Iran's holding of refined uranium gas is one of the factors that could determine how much time it would need for any attempt to assemble nuclear weapons. Iran says it has no such goal but the West wants verifiable action by the Islamic Republic to make sure it cannot produce an atomic bomb any time soon.
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Update #1: U.S. think-tank says Iran may have violated nuclear deal with powers -- Reuters
Update #2: Report: Iran Nuclear Program More Advanced than Previously Believed -- Washington Free Beacon
My Comment: As long as Iran continues with this type of policy .... U.N. Report: Iran Stalling Probe Into Nuclear Weapons Research .... any hope of a deal will be just a waste of time.
Update #3: Iran says nuclear deal within reach by November 24, no alternatives -- Reuters
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