Iran Ramps Up Uranium Enrichment While Stalling Probe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : In the absence of restrictions, Iran has accumulated 43 kilograms (95 pounds) of uranium enriched to 60%, a rise of 30% in the last three months, the IAEA reported on Monday in a 16-page restricted document seen by Bloomberg.
49% : The IAEA's 35-member board of governors meets June 6 in the Austrian capital, where diplomats could pass a resolution to formally censuring Iran.
47% :Iran has previously declared its intention to install scores of advanced centrifuges, potentially at short notice.
45% : "The agency remains ready to engage without delay with Iran to resolve all of these matters," Grossi said.
43% : The fact Iran has been slow to install more efficient machines to separate uranium isotopes suggests it may want to avoid escalation in the short term, according to a senior diplomat in Vienna with knowledge of the program.
42% :"Iran has not provided explanations that are technically credible," IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi wrote.
41% : Since Iran suspended some IAEA monitoring in retaliation against sanctions a year ago, inspectors haven't been able to verify the status of those plans.
37% : The International Atomic Energy Agency released its quarterly safeguards report as negotiations between Iran and world powers over reviving their nuclear deal remain stalled.
32% :The suggestion that Iran could be providing incomplete information has potentially serious consequences.

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