European P5+1 raises alarm over record uranium reserves in Iran
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Britain, France, and Germany accused Iran of building up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to unprecedented levels. The IAEA confirms that Iran is the only country that possesses uranium with a purity of 60%.
On Tuesday, the United Kingdom, France and Germany accused Iran of increasing its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to an “unprecedented level.
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The United Kingdom, France and Germany accused Iran of increasing its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to “unprecedented levels” without “any credible civilian justification.
The three countries issued a statement before the UN Security Council meeting on Iran's nuclear program, calling on Tehran to “reverse its nuclear escalation.
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In November, Iran announced that it would commission “new advanced centrifuges.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated the following:
Iran has increased its production of enriched uranium to the point where it is the only country that possesses this element with a purity of 60%.
The commissioning of the new centrifuges at the Fordow plant will lead to a “significant increase” in production, the organization noted.
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Last week, Berlin, London, and Paris discussed the prospect of using the mechanism provided for in the historic 2015 agreement on Iran's nuclear program, which allows the signatories to reimpose sanctions that have been eased.
This agreement with Tehran helped to make an important exchange: the easing of sanctions while limiting Iran's nuclear program.
The agreement was signed by Iran on the one hand and France, Germany, the United Kingdom, China, Russia and the United States on the other.
In 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the deal and reimposed U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Iran responded by increasing uranium production.
According to France24 , a Western diplomat recently called Iran “quite weakened” after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime. But the official suggested that this could push Tehran to seek nuclear weapons to strengthen its position.
