FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - JULY 05: Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks during a news conference at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Okuma, on July 5, 2023 in Fukushima, Japan. Grossi toured the site as the Japanese government planned to release water that was stored at the site into the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Hiro Komae - Pool/Getty Images)
  • Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said Iran is “very close to weapons grade” uranium as it continues rapid enrichment.
  • The latest IAEA report disclosed that Iran has escalated its production of near weapons-grade uranium, reversing a slowdown initiated in mid-2023.
  • Already in January 2023, Grossi warned that Iran had enough highly enriched uranium to build “several” nuclear weapons if it so chose.
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