BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 12. Iran has decided to
establish a third uranium enrichment center in response to the
approval of an anti-Iran resolution by the International Atomic
Energy Agency’s Board of Directors, Trend reports.
A joint statement by Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) noted that Tehran will
also replace 1st-generation centrifuges with 6th-generation models
at its Fordow enrichment facility.
The statement denounces the resolution, initiated by the United
States and three European countries (the UK, France, and Germany),
as politically motivated and lacking a technical or legal
basis.
The statement notes that Iran has always complied with its
safeguard obligations, and so far, no IAEA report has ever
confirmed any deviation or non-compliance with its nuclear
commitments.
On June 11, during the Board of Governors meeting of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a resolution submitted
by the U.S., the UK, France, and Germany against Iran was brought
to a vote. The resolution passed with the support of 19 countries,
while 11 abstained and 3—Russia, China, and Burkina Faso—voted
against. It highlights Iran’s repeated failure since 2019 to fully
and promptly cooperate with the agency regarding undeclared nuclear
materials and activities at multiple undisclosed sites.
The IAEA stated in its latest report that as of May 17, 2024,
Iran had 408.6 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent. The
amount of uranium enriched to 60 percent increased by 133.8
kilograms compared to the report given in February. The report
considered that enrichment at this level was a short technical step
to the 90 percent enrichment level (considered weapons-grade). The
agency called on Iran to cooperate fully and effectively.
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