From Iran dismisses report that it raised production rate of near-weapons-grade uranium
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami speaks during a press conference in Tehran on March 4, 2023. (Atta KENARE / AFP)
Tehran dismisses the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report that Iran has increased the rate at which it is producing near-weapons-grade uranium in recent weeks.
“We did not have any new work and our current activity is being carried out according to the framework and regulations,” says Iran’s atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami, according to the official IRNA news agency.
The IAEA said yesterday that Iran had reversed a previous slowdown that started in the middle of this year.
Iran had previously slowed down the rate at which it was enriching uranium to 60 percent purity. Uranium enriched at 60% purity is just a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%.
