Despite a string of attacks by the United States and Israel that targeted its nuclear infrastructure, Iran may be able to restart uranium enrichment in a few months, according to Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog.
Donald Trump claimed this month’s attacks had “destroyed Iran’s nuclear ambitions by decades,” but the remarks were made on Saturday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general stated in a statement to CBS News on Saturday that some of the world’s top facilities are still operational despite the damage done.
According to Grossi, it could even be sooner than that. “They can have, you know, a few cascades of centrifuges spinning and producing enriched uranium in a matter of months,” she said.
He raised questions about Iran’s 60 percent enriched uranium stock, which is theoretically unsuitable for the production of more than nine nuclear weapons.
He acknowledged that the IAEA was unsure whether this stockpile had been moved or partially destroyed prior to the bombings. He said, “Something needs to be clarified at some point.”
Israeli attacks
Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear and military sites took place on June 13th, launching an Israeli assault.
Tehran has consistently refuted the claim that Israel claimed the attacks were intended to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Days later, the US attacked three of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Iranian lawmakers reacted to Grossi’s request to inspect facilities, including the underground enrichment facility at Fordow, and ordered Iranian lawmakers to suspend cooperation with the IAEA in the wake of the attacks.
According to Grossi, we need to be able to confirm what is there, where it is, and what happened.
According to Israeli authorities, the Iranian Ministry of Health reported at least 627 civilian deaths throughout the nation during the 12-day assault, which also resulted in the deaths of 28 people in Israel as retaliatory strikes were launched by Iran.
71 people were killed in an Israeli missile attack on Tehran’s Evin Prison on June 23, according to Iran’s judiciary on Saturday, including military recruits, prisoners, and visitors.
Iranians believe Israel struck the facility, according to a report from Tehran, according to Resul Serdar Atas of Al Jazeera on Sunday.
The worst way to do that is to bomb the facility and injure people, he added. This prison does not specialize in particular crimes. Political prisoners, journalists, financial offenders, and prisoners from other countries are present.
