Iran continues to increase the rate of uranium enrichment to 60%. It is already enough to produce 4 nuclear warheads - IAEA

Iran is "dramatically" ramping up the production of uranium enriched to 60%, which represents the final technical step before enrichment to 90%, suitable for nuclear weapons. With further enrichment, Iran's current reserves will be enough to produce four nuclear warheads. This was stated by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi in a conversation with Reuters journalists.

He added that the rate of production of such uranium has increased 7-8 times, compared with the agency's previous estimates of 5-7 kg per month.

A November IAEA report reported that Iran had 182.3 kg of uranium enriched to 60% as of October 26, an increase of 17.6 kg from the previous report in August, contrary to Iran's pledge to reduce its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60%. , close to weapons grade. The IAEA estimated the total Iranian reserves of enriched uranium at more than 6.5 tons as of October 26; they have increased by 852 kg since August.

On November 21, the IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution calling on Iran for more active and transparent cooperation with the agency.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf called it “unfair and non-consensus”, reflecting the “unrealistic, politicized and destructive approach” of Western countries to Iran’s “peaceful” nuclear program. Iran then began the process of activating a series of new centrifuges. According to Ghalibaf, this step demonstrates the determination of the Islamic Republic to resist “political manipulation” by international structures, while using “exclusively peaceful technologies.”