03.06.2025.
9:50
The most alarming news: They have enough for 10 atomic bombs; "We're going in, we're gonna blow everything up"
As the US pressures Iran to completely abandon its nuclear program, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced in a quarterly report that Iran has nearly doubled its stockpile of enriched uranium.
Iran increased production after US President Donald Trump called on them in March for a new deal to curb their nuclear program, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling on Trump to join them in a military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
As the New York Times writes, and the Jutarnji List reports, Saudi Arabia still in mid-April pressured Iran to agree to the agreement as soon as possible, warning that Trump is not inclined to long negotiations.
In return, the Saudis are promising not to give up their airspace to US forces if Trump decides to attack Iran, Reuters revealed on Friday.
It is recalled that the New York Times recently reported that Israel was planning to attack Iran's nuclear facilities as early as May, but Trump did not support them.
Subsequently, the Iranian regime decided to accelerate uranium enrichment, presumably to gain an advantage in negotiations.
Big increase
The White House says that they want to completely dismantle Iran's nuclear program, while Iran wants an agreement that will limit it, but not completely abolish it, in exchange for the easing of sanctions.
After Trump's offer to Iran in March, Netanyahu pointed out that the only thing acceptable is the complete abolition of Iran's nuclear program, in the style: "We go in, blow up the facilities and dismantle all the equipment, under American supervision."
In its report, the IAEA warns that Iran acquired 408.6 kilograms of uranium enriched to the level of 60 percent by May 17, AP reported.
That's an increase of almost 50 percent since the last report in February.
Weapons require 90 percent. That amount would be enough for a dozen atomic missiles, the BBC claims.
US officials believe it would take Iran between 12 and 18 months to do so.
Under the 2015 deal, Iran was allowed to have up to 300 kilograms of uranium enriched to a level of 3.67 percent, enough for civilian use.
The IAEA report now paves the way for the US, UK, France and Germany to pressure the agency's governing board to find that Iran is in breach of its nuclear non-proliferation obligations.
On the other hand, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi published a detailed response to the IAEA report on Sunday, stating that of the 682 inspections the IAEA conducted in 32 countries, 493 were in Iran alone.
Iran repeats that its goal is not nuclear weapons and that it is not hiding anything.
Washington sent Iran its agreement proposal on Saturday, and Tehran responded that it is ready for negotiations, but that the US President must first rule out the military option.
In fact, the USA proposed that Iran stop enriching uranium, as well as the establishment of a regional consortium for the production of nuclear energy, in which Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries would join the United States.
Iranian officials, however, reject demands to halt uranium enrichment, insisting they have the right to develop nuclear fuel for civilian use.
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