International Atomic Energy Agency: Iran's Distance from Nuclear Weapons

The IAEA reported that Iran is continuing uranium enrichment and is not cooperating with the agency, despite recent agreements. This was reported by Reuters.

Iran has reached 60% uranium hexafluoride enrichment, close to the 90% enrichment level required for weapon production. According to the IAEA, Iran is 2 kilograms short of the material needed to theoretically produce four nuclear bombs. Two weeks ago, Iran International, associated with the opposition, reported that Iran is renewing its weapons group activities for the covert development of explosive devices and is working on resuming tests for producing detonators for nuclear bombs. Additionally, it was decided to keep Mohammad Eslami, head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, in his position.

The new information shows that Tehran is now intensifying its efforts to complete the nuclear weapon production cycle, including high-level uranium enrichment, producing nuclear explosive devices, and developing missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Currently, at least officially, Iran possesses enough enriched uranium for the development of several nuclear bombs, as well as ballistic missiles capable of carrying such bombs. However, an explosive device is still not in its possession, which is a necessary component for the development of nuclear weapons.