Iranian state television on Friday offered an extended defence against an accusation attributed to international inspectors that it enriched uranium to 84 per cent purity, with an official calling it part of a 'conspiracy' against Tehran amid tensions over its nuclear program.
Iranian state television on Friday offered an extended defence against an accusation attributed to international inspectors that it enriched uranium to 84% purity, with an official calling it part of a "conspiracy" against Tehran amid tensions over its nuclear program.
The allegation that IAEA inspectors found 84% enriched uranium threatens to further escalate tensions between Iran and the West. Already, Israel's recently reinstalled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened military actions against Tehran. Meanwhile, Iran faced continued unrest Friday amid months of protests.
"It doesn't matter because the end product is what matters," Kamalvandi said. "If we really want to enrich 20% more, we will announce it very easily. So it is clear that there is a conspiracy here." However, many questions remain over the allegations attributed to IAEA inspectors and Iran's explanation.
While the IAEA's director-general has warned Iran now has enough uranium to produce "several" nuclear bombs if it chooses, it likely would take months more to build a weapon and potentially miniaturize it to put on a missile. As recently as last March, the U.S. intelligence community assessed Iran "is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activities that we judge would be necessary to produce a nuclear device.
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