International Desk: The United States has expressed deep concern about Iran’s nuclear program. The White House expressed concern on Tuesday after the release of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) report on Tehran’s increased nuclear activities last week.
According to the IAEA report, Tehran has increased its production of weapons-grade uranium. At the same time, the Middle Eastern countries have increased their production of high-tech weapons. The United States sees this as a threat to world peace.
In this regard, a spokesperson for the White House said the matter came to our attention at a time when the activities of Iran-backed militia forces in the Middle East have increased. Recently, these forces have carried out several drone attacks targeting US military bases in Iraq and Syria. On the other hand, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have continued to target Israeli-backed ships in the Red Sea.
According to the report of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the rate at which Iran has increased its production of weapons-grade uranium in the past few months is much higher than in the middle of this year.
The agency also said that Iran has increased its production of refined uranium by 60 percent since the end of November to about 9 kg per month, which is about 3 kg more than in June this year. By the first half of 2023, Iran was producing 9 kg of refined uranium per month, the IAEA says. By the end of the year, the production level will have returned to the previous level.
However, the head of Iran’s nuclear energy program, Mohammad Eslami, rejected the information of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the concerns of the United States. On Wednesday, he said that Iran has not done anything new; what it is doing is according to international rules. Normally, 90% enriched uranium is required to make nuclear weapons. However, 3.67 percent refined uranium is sufficient for nuclear power plants.
