IAEA says Iran continues to violate its commitments under the JCPOA
The International Atomic Energy Agency announced on Wednesday, November 11, that Iran continues to violate its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal by installing advanced centrifuges at the Natanz facility, enriching at a higher percentage than permitted, and stockpiling enriched uranium in excess of the amount stipulated in the JCPOA.
According to the Associated Press, the UN nuclear watchdog said in its latest quarterly report to the Board of Governors that Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium has reached more than 2,442 kilograms.
The report also states that the Islamic Republic has installed the first chain of advanced IR-2m centrifuges at the underground uranium enrichment facility in Natanz, but has not yet injected uranium hexafluoride (UF6) gas into it.
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency has stated in his report that Iran continues to enrich uranium to a maximum purity of 4.5 percent. According to the Vienna Agreement, Iran is allowed to enrich uranium to a maximum purity of 3.67 percent.
He also said that the Iranian government's explanation about an undeclared suspected nuclear site in the country is not credible. The Islamic Republic had promised to cooperate with IAEA inspectors in this regard during IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi's visit to Tehran last summer.
In the JCPOA, Iran has committed to using first-generation centrifuges in Natanz and not to exceed 300 kilograms of enriched uranium.
In July of this year, after a suspicious fire at the Natanz nuclear facility, the US State Department announced: "This incident is yet another reminder of how the Iranian regime continues to prioritize its own perverted nuclear program over meeting the needs of the Iranian people."
Source: Human Rights
