Adrienne Watson, the spokesperson for the White House National Security Council stated on Tuesday, December 26, that the United States is deeply concerned about the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding Iran’s increased production of highly enriched uranium.
According to Reuters, Watson mentioned that the escalation of Iran’s nuclear tensions continues as Iran-backed proxy groups engage in dangerous and destabilizing activities in the region, including drone and rocket attacks in Iraq and Syria, as well as the ongoing attacks by the Houthis on commercial vessels in the region, which is worrisome.
Shortly before that, the International Atomic Energy Agency had issued a warning about Iran’s renewed increase in the production of highly enriched uranium.
The agency had announced that the Iranian regime had once again increased the speed and quantity of its production of 60% enriched uranium.
According to the statement by this international body, the amount of Iran’s 60% enriched uranium, which had been reduced to 3 kilograms per month, has increased again.
IAEA had confirmed that Iran has increased its production of 60% enriched uranium hexafluoride to approximately 9 kilograms per month since the end of November. 60% enriched uranium is close to weapons-grade.
According to the IAEA, the Iranian regime has violated the specified conditions in the JCPOA agreement and the 60% enrichment is “close to the level required for weapons production.” This has no justification for a country that claims not to have a nuclear weapons program.
The IAEA has been warning about the nuclear program of the Iranian regime for years, and the United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on the Iranian government and officials due to the suspicious nuclear program and uranium enrichment that has military applications.
Mohammad Eslami, the head of the regime’s Atomic Energy Organization, claimed that the reactions to the Iranian nuclear program in the past day were a “media frenzy” to divert public attention from Gaza. Mohammad Eslami stated that media reports about Iran’s nuclear activities are not a new issue.
Earlier, on December 19, Western powers involved in the nuclear agreement with the Iranian regime accused the Iranian government of “developing and testing ballistic missiles,” “transferring hundreds of drones to Russia,” and “enriching uranium to an unprecedented level of 60%” during a six-month session of the Security Council.
