Iran has told the DA’s nuclear watchdog that it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% purity, a level it achieved before 2015 with great powers and above the 4.5% it has achieved. recent enrichment, the Russian ambassador told the agency. .
“#IAEA DG reported to the Board of Governors (IAEA) … about the #Tehran intention to start op enrichment to 20%,” Russia’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Mikhail Ulyanov said on Twitter on Friday, citing on IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
A Vienna-based diplomat confirmed that an IAEA report had been issued to member states saying so, but declined to elaborate. The IAEA was not immediately available for comment.
Iran’s 2015 deal with major powers over reducing its nuclear activities says it can only enrich up to 3.67%, far shorter than the 90% at arms level.