Iran Says Questions About Suspected Highly Enriched Uranium Are Resolved
- Concerns about Fordow are settled, says Iran nuclear boss
- IAEA says more work needed to answer enrichment questions
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The United Nations atomic watchdog said Iran still needs to explain precisely how uranium particles enriched to just-below weapons grade came to be at one of its fuel facilities, walking back assertions made just hours before by Tehran’s top nuclear official that the issue was settled.
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported last week that inspectors detected uranium particles enriched to 84% purity in Iran, a potential major new escalation that US officials called worrisome. The Persian Gulf country’s expanding atomic program, along with its closer military collaboration with Russia, has prompted Israel to ponder a potential strike.