Wednesday, May 26, 2021

IAEA Chief Says ‘Only Countries Making Bombs’ Are Enriching Uranium At Iran’s Level

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi

CNBC: ‘Only countries making bombs’ are enriching uranium at Iran’s level, IAEA chief says 

* Iran is now enriching its uranium to 60% purity, dramatically higher than the 3.67% level permitted under the 2015 deal. 

* Earlier this week, Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog agreed to extend an expired monitoring agreement by a month. 

 * The IAEA warning comes amid high tensions between Iran and the world powers that signed the Iran nuclear deal as negotiations between those countries to revive the deal are underway. 

The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed alarm over Iran’s nuclear program, spelling out his concern in an interview with the Financial Times this week. 

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told the newspaper in an interview published Wednesday that the situation was “very concerning.” 

Earlier this week, Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog agreed to extend an expired monitoring agreement by a month. 

Grossi’s warning comes amid high tensions between Iran and the world powers that signed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as negotiations between those countries to revive the deal are underway. 

“A country enriching at 60 percent is a very serious thing — only countries making bombs are reaching this level,” Grossi told the FT.  

Read more .... 

Update #1: IAEA Chief Warns Iran Has Already Reached Nuclear Weapons Capable Enrichment -- Zero Hedge  

Update #2: IAEA chief: Iran’s uranium enrichment now at levels of ‘countries making bombs’ -- Times of Israel  

WNU Editor: This is a problem .... Iran’s failure to explain uranium traces is ‘big problem’, says IAEA chief (The Guardian). More here .... Iran's failure to provide explanations about recent uranium traces affects its credibility: IAEA chief (Saudi Gazette)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

For this, thank our loser former President and the MEATHEAD.

See, when you are a one-termer, you are officially a loser.

The Meathead just got back from Wendy's drive-thru; grabbing five Baconators and supersizing three frosty's for his usual midnight snack.

He's a typical American. Obese and a war criminal.

Jac said...

I always said Iran is not interested on any agreement. As in the Muslim culture, any kind of agreement is just buying time. We see it now. Except a military action, Iran will have its bomb.

Anonymous said...


They were going to do this anyway. To continue with the facade of the obamma toothless era is a waste of what little time the world has to stop this weapon from being produced.

fazman said...

Blame Obama lol, Trump was the only one determined to reign them in not buy them off.