Has Iran made a nuclear bomb? Here are two proofs that suggest Tehran may have just….
Has Iran made a nuclear bomb? In a significant update for global security, a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that Iran now possesses over 400kg of uranium enriched to 60% purity. For those unversed, although the level is slightly below the weapon-grade level (90%), it is well above the level used for civilian purposes and very close to weapons grade. Here are all the details you need to know about why reports are saying that Iran has developed a nuclear bomb.
The IAEA report has said that increase in the uranium enrichment to 60% purity is the first sign of worry and the second big warning about Iran’s nuclear development is that it had recently suddenly closed its airspace of many of its areas, indicating a possible nuclear test.
In accordance with the report, the IAEA has demanded that Iran immediately stop its uranium program. However, Iran has rejected the report.
“The significantly increased production and accumulation of highly enriched uranium by Iran… is of serious concern,” said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
Reacting on the development, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said that “Such a level of enrichment exists only in countries actively pursuing nuclear weapons and has no civilian justification whatsoever,” a statement from .
Iran summons Austrian envoy over ‘misleading’ intelligence report
Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Austria’s charge d’affaires in Tehran to protest “misleading and baseless” claims in an Austrian intelligence report about its nuclear program. Senior Iranian diplomat Alireza Molaqadimi met with Michaela Pacher to convey Iran’s objection to the report issued by Austria’s Directorate of State Protection and Intelligence Service, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
For a background, the Austrian report had earlier alleged that Iran was continuing to pursue “an active nuclear weapons programme” aimed at bolstering its regional influence and deterring external threats, Xinhua news agency reported.
(With inputs from agencies)
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