IAEA in talks with Iran over near-weapons-grade uranium

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52% : The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday it was in talks with Iran after the U.N. nuclear watchdog's inspectors last week detected uranium enriched to 84% purity in the Islamic Republic, just below the 90% level needed for nuclear weapons.
49% : In a confidential report to member states obtained by Reuters, the IAEA stated that "they were interconnected in a way that was substantially different from the mode of operation declared by Iran."
48% :Iran has been enriching uranium to up to 60% purity since April 2021.
47% : The modification was discovered during an unannounced inspection on Jan. 21 at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), a location built into a mountain where inspectors are beefing up checks after Iran said it would drastically increase enrichment.
46% : The [IAEA] has asked Iran for an explanation," Reuters cited a diplomat as saying on Monday.
45% : Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing two senior diplomats, that the IAEA was trying to clarify how Tehran accumulated the material, which is at the highest level of purity found by monitors in the country to date.

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