The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) tells U.N. member states that its assessment of Iran’s nuclear programme has not materially changed since it issued its first report on the topic after the start of the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran. According to reporting on the agency’s confidential communication, the IAEA’s latest report does not show major updates to what the agency believes about Iran’s nuclear activities, despite roughly three months of U.S.-Israeli military actions. The outlets describe the report as following the period that began after the end of February air strikes, which were widely stated as intended to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. The IAEA reiterates requests for Iran to clarify the status and location of stockpiles of enriched uranium that remain unaccounted for, which has been a key point of contention. The reports note that some of the discrepancy traces back to an earlier U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign that targeted Iran’s main nuclear sites about a year before. They also describe the issue as central to U.S.-Iran talks during the conflict, including discussions around a possible preliminary arrangement that defers nuclear questions to later negotiations.
IAEA says it finds little change in Iran nuclear program assessment since war began
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) tells U.N. member states that its assessment of Iran’s nuclear programme has not materially changed since it issued its first report on the topic after th...
- The IAEA reports no major changes to its assessment of Iran’s nuclear programme since the conflict began.
- The IAEA’s communication is the first such report sent to member states after the end-of-February U.S.-Israeli air strikes.
- The IAEA repeats calls for Iran to explain the status of unaccounted enriched uranium stockpiles.
- Enriched uranium accounting issues are described as a sticking point in U.S.-Iran negotiations.
- Some unaccounted material is linked to an earlier U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign targeting Iran’s main nuclear sites.
On Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told U.N. member states that it has not reported any major changes to its assessment of Iran's nuclear program in its first report on the matter since the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran began just a little more than three months ago. Reuters reviewed the confidential report before...
2 months agoVIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog sent a report to member states on Thursday with no major changes to its assessment of Iran's nuclear programme, despite three months of U.S.-Israeli war with the stated aim of preventing Iran from building an atomic bomb. In its first report into Iran's nuclear programme since the day before the United States and Israel launched air strikes on Iran at the end of February, the IAEA repeated calls for Tehran to explain the fate of stockpilesof enriched uranium. The uranium has been unaccounted for since an earlier U.S.-Israeli bombingcampaign a year ago targeted Iran's main nuclear sites. U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly cited destroying Iran's nuclear programme as one of their main aims in launching fresh strikes at the end of February. Iran's enriched uranium stockpile has been a major sticking point in negotiations between the United States and Iran to end the war, with Trump insisting Iran give it up. Efforts have lately focused on a preliminary deal that would leave nuclear issues for later. The c
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