“According to Iran, the declared purpose of the enrichment process is to create uranium isotope enriched up to 20%. This remains well below the 90% enrichment level that is needed to create weapons-grade uranium.”
Oh, well, then, no problem, right? But in May 2021, Iran announced that it was “enriching uranium at a purity level of 60 per cent — its highest-ever level — which far exceeds the 3.67 per cent purity agreed in the 2015 nuclear agreement.” Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said: “A country enriching at 60 per cent is a very serious thing — only countries making bombs are reaching this level.”
“Iran switches to advanced centrifuges for uranium enrichment — IAEA,” DW, July 7, 2022:
A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found that Iran is changing the process of uranium enrichment at its underground Fordo plant.
Iran has informed the UN agency that the country is using IR-6 centrifuges with “modified subheaders,” the IAEA told DW on Saturday. According to Iran, the declared purpose of the enrichment process is to create uranium isotope enriched up to 20%.
This remains well below the 90% enrichment level that is needed to create weapons-grade uranium….
Iran has repeatedly insisted that it has no intention of developing a nuclear weapon. Also, Iranian scientists are already enriching up to 60% at locations outside the Fordo plant.
The latest changes are likely to spark additional concern as Western politicians scrambling to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Under the deal, which was dismantled by US President Donald Trump in 2018, enrichment levels were capped at 3.67%….
This week, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian denied Washington’s accusations that Tehran is making demands that go beyond the scope of the 2015 accord.
Washington “must decide if it wants a deal or insists on sticking to its unilateral demands,” Amirabdollahian said.
“The American side should guarantee that Iran will fully benefit from a 2015 revived deal. So far, the American side has not been able to give such assurances,” he said.
Walter Sieruj says
Those Muslims in power in that Islamic Iran are there liars, cheaters promise breakers and hostile vicious villains.
Of course , we all knew that longs before this report recent IAEA report came out.
William C. says
Iran is too evil to have nukes. Destroy their plants.
Westman says
In sports this is called, “Running out the clock.”
Iran had enough Low Enriched Uranium (LEU), 20,000kg, in 2015 for 9 nuclear bombs if it was further enriched to 90%
The estimated time to 90% was 3.5 months with older centrifuge designs.
IR-6 Centrifuge:
May 17, 2022, Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz: Iran, “stands just a few weeks away from accumulating fissile material that will be sufficient for a first bomb,” as it now “holds 60 kilograms of [fissile] material enriched to 60%, produces metallic uranium at the enrichment level of 20% and prevents the IAEA from accessing its facilities.” https://www.jns.org/gantz-iran-producing-1000-advanced-ir-6-centrifuges/
Iran most likely has enough 90% U235 for a bomb, right now, with more to follow. The Biden administration can’t be so dense to not know of it through its spy agencies. Seeking an enrichment agreement with Iran Is a Kabuki show for plausible deniability when Iran tests its first Nuclear bomb.
The only unknown is, if or when Israel takes action.
gravenimage says
IAEA says Iran has switched to advanced centrifuges for uranium enrichment
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Iran keeps pushing–and the IAEA does nothing to stop them.
raja says
Gravenimage,
It appears to be the strategy of IAEA to pussy put on every issue of Iran’s nuclear ambition without any regard to the Jewish state or peace in ME or world. This was amply supported by thuggish hard Left of Europe and US . Now to feign helplessness is a natural corollary. I personally won’t be surprised if there is a repeat of bombing of nuclear reactor/s (like in Iraq on 07 June 1981 by Israel) When evil (left) takes over everything you can expect all kinds of problems as they are so stupid and muddle-headed.
gravenimage says
Israel may have to. It will be more difficult now than it was bombing Iraq’s Osirak reactor in the early 1980s.
Andrew Blackadder says
I guess it must be time for Old Joe to send Iran a few Billion Bucks so they can speed up what they want to do to this Planet.
gravenimage says
Sounds about right…
Kenneth J Johnson says
Iran to fully benefit frfom a 2015 revised deal. Iran to fully benefit. Muslem doule talk meaning that we give IRAN all she wants rfgardless of the dangers to society as a whole. Typical Musledm double speak. KEN