Grossi Resolves Controversy Over Iran's Nuclear Bomb
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi confirmed yesterdayTuesday that there is no evidence that Iran is working on manufacturing a nuclear bomb.
However, he warned at the same time that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium has reached levels close to those that could qualify it to produce nuclear weapons, considering that depriving international inspectors of full access to facilities is a serious concern.
Grossi said: "If Iran does not cooperate with the agency in resolving outstanding issues, the agency will not be in a position to provide assurances that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful."
Grossi's statements came following the outbreak of a joint military campaign between Israel and the United States against Iran last Saturday, which followed the failure of negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
Earlier, Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi announced, one day before the outbreak of war, that Iran had agreed to abandon its enriched materials, confirming that there would be no accumulation or storage of uranium, and that the verification process would be fully conducted.
Despite this, U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized that Iran should not enrich uranium in any form, even for civilian purposes, telling reporters after a third round of negotiations in Geneva: "I do not want Iran to do any enrichment at all, even at 20%."
It is noteworthy that the U.S.-Israeli military campaign that began last Saturday included the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and is still ongoing, while international concerns about the implications of military escalation on the region and the world continue to rise.
