The Agency’s claim regarding Iran’s acceleration of uranium enrichment

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, the International Atomic Energy Agency published a statement on Tuesday claiming that Iran has increased its uranium production rate by 60% compared to the previous months when it had decreased.

Diplomats believe that the reduction in the enrichment rate to 60 percent that began in June was influenced by indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States for the release of American prisoners, Reuters reported.

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The International Atomic Energy Agency said in its confidential report to members of this organization, a copy of which Reuters claims to have seen, that Iran has increased its production of high-enriched uranium; And it has reversed its decision to reduce enrichment that began in mid-2023.

The agency also said that since the deceleration, Iran’s nuclear sites have been producing uranium up to 60% at a rate of 3 kg per month.

Despite Iran’s extensive cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the director general of this institution called this cooperation insufficient in November and expressed concern about Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

In reference to the remaining issues, he allegedly said: Many questions were raised about Iran’s nuclear program, and we, as we should, have been trying to work with Iran to solve them, which I say is a combined success. In some cases we could and in some cases we could not. We are currently at a point where there are still signs of important questions that are open, and of course we are trying to work.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to these statements, Rafael Grossi, said that The Director General is expected to speak impartially and professionally in his interviews in such a way that his impartiality and the independent position of the Agency Director General are not questioned.

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