Iran has slowed its enrichment of uranium at 60 percent purity
Iran slowed down its production of highly enriched uranium (60%) between May and August, with its stockpile rising from 114.1 to 121.6 kilograms, a rise of just 6.1%, the IAEA, the UN nuclear agency, reported on Monday in Vienna. teleSUR
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00:00 Iran has slowed its enrichment of uranium at 60% purity, according to a report by the
00:05 International Atomic Energy Agency.
00:07 The report by the agency said Iran has 121.6 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60%, a
00:14 far slower growth than in previous counts.
00:17 Iran's 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, limited Iran's
00:22 uranium stockpile to 300 kilograms and enrichment to 3.67%.
00:27 Iran and other parties to the nuclear deal were very close to concluding an agreement
00:33 in September 2022.
00:34 However, as the Iranian foreign minister said on Sunday in an interview, the United States
00:39 and the three European parties to the deal pulled back from the draft agreement.
00:43 Let's recall the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018 in a political
00:48 and justified measure against the Persian nation.
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