The report, which was reviewed by Western media, indicated that Iran’s stockpile of 60% enriched uranium, in the form of uranium hexafluoride which can be enriched through centrifuges, reached 440.9 kilograms as of June 13. According to the agency’s definition, 125 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20% is theoretically enough to produce one [nuclear weapon] if the enrichment level is increased.
The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, confirmed at the end of last month that “the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, is causing a problem in the path of restoring the relationship with the agency to normal due to his personal influence by the international dominance system.”
Eslami stated that “inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency came to Iran to monitor the process of fuel replacement at the Bushehr plant and left the country after completing their mission.”
The spokesperson for the Iranian Nuclear Energy Organization, Behrouz Kamalvandi, announced last month that inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are overseeing the fuel replacement process at the Bushehr nuclear plant.
The Iranian news agency IRNA reported Kamalvandi’s statement in which he confirmed that “any inspection by the International Agency in Iran is conducted after agreeing on a framework for cooperation arrangements and with the approval of the country’s Supreme National Security Council.”
Kamalvandi noted that “this measure comes in the context of implementing the set timetable for the nuclear plant in the city of Bushehr, located in southern Iran, ensuring the power grid is supplied with the necessary capacity in a timely manner.” He pointed out that it was agreed upon for the International Agency inspectors to supervise the fuel replacement process there.
Iranian President Masoud had earlier mentioned that dialogue and communication with America regarding Tehran’s nuclear program “do not mean defeat or surrender.” In a meeting with Iranian media, Bezhkishkan stressed that his government “has not taken any step without interaction and coordination with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and will not do so in the future.”
