Iran’s highly -enriched stock remains largely intact after US blows in its main nuclear facilities, European governments believe, according to a report by a report. Financial Times on Thursday.
The newspaper, citing two people who have been informed of preliminary information assessments, said that European governments believe that the stock of 408 kg of uraniumenriched at levels close to those required for the construction of nuclear weapons, was not concentrated in Fordo, one of the two main enrichment plants, at the time of last weekend attack.
In particular, according to the Financial Times, the first estimates concluded that the stock was distributed to various other locations.
These findings call into question the claim of US President Donald Trump that the bombings have “eliminated” Iran’s nuclear program.
Sources reported that EU governments They are still awaiting a full report on the extent of the damage to Fordo, a deep mountain facility near the Holy City of KOM, while an original report states “extensive damage, but not complete destruction of the infrastructure”.
Iranian officials have implied that the enriched celestial had moved before the US bombing of the facilities, which followed days of Israeli attacks on Iran.
The US used strong perforation bombs bunker-buster To hurt Fordo and Natanz, the other basic Iranian enrichment plant, Sunday. They also launched cruise missiles against a third installation in Isfahan, which was used in the fuel conversion cycle and for storage.
Trump said at a press conference during NATO meeting: “I believe that all nuclear materials are down there, because they are very difficult to transport.”
At the same time, he rejected a preliminary US assessment that leaked to the media and said that Iran’s nuclear program was delayed only in a few months.
The Israeli Atomic Energy Committee said this week that it is considering that US and Israeli blows delayed Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons for many years.
However, experts warn that if Tehran has maintained its enriched uranium stock and has installed advanced centrifugal machines in hidden locations, it may still have the ability to produce flexible material for weapons.
Iran insists that its nuclear program is intended exclusively for peaceful, political purposes.
Experts reported that 408 kg of uranium -enriched uranium had been stored in Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan before the Israeli attack on June 13.
The total stock of Iran’s enriched uranium is more than 8,400 kg, but most of it is low enrichment.
Fordo’s satellite images after Sunday’s bombing show that tunnel entrances have been sealed with soil, and there are points that may be the entry points of the US accrued 30,000 pounds. Access roads also seem damaged.
Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said this week that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakzi sent a letter to the IAEA on June 13, warning that Iran “will take specific measures to protect its nuclear equipment”.
Grossi said IAEA inspectors, who have failed to visit the facilities after the start of the Israeli attack on Iran, should be allowed to return to verify uranium stocks, especially for the 408kg that has been enriched at 60%.
The United States has not provided definitive data to their European allies on the situation of the Iranian nuclear program after the blows, and avoids giving clear directions to manage the crisis with Tehran in the future, three FT officials said.
At this stage, relations with Iran has been waiting for a new Washington initiative to search for a diplomatic solution in the nuclear crisis, the same sources added, noting that Trump’s talks with European leaders did not indicate a specific direction this week.
Source :Skai
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