UN watchdog confirms Iran building underground nuclear facility

 In an interview conducted by the Associated Press, it was revealed that Iran is continuing to secure uranium from various sources but at present does not possess enough of the material to do a nuclear addition for itself.

The report revealed that inspectors from the United Nations watchdog have confirmed that Iran is indeed building an underground centrifuge assembly plant. In the summer of this year, Iran’s plant had exploded in Tehran, which the country had called a sabotage attempt.

Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency told the news agency that even though the country continues to stockpile low-enriched uranium, it does not possess enough of it to produce a weapon. “They have started, but it’s not completed and it is still a long process,” Grossi said.

He refrained from giving details and called it a ‘confidential matter’ while on asking about the matter to Iran’s officials’, no response was immediately registered. After the explosion in July, Iran had committed to building a new one in a more safe and secure area near the mountains.

It is building one in Natanz and as per the satellite pictures collected by the experts, nothing has been confirmed as far as constructing a nuclear plant at the site in Iran’s central Isfahan province. is concerned.

Natanz is the place where the country's main uranium enrichment facility is built. It was this place that became a point of concern for the west because in 2002 Iran’s nuclear plans were based out of this place, nearly 200 km from Tehran. In 2003, the IAEA visited Natanz, and Iran escaped saying that it would house centrifuges for its nuclear program, buried under some 7.6 meters (25 feet) of concrete. This would offer protection from potential airstrikes.

According to a deal signed in 2015 called the 2015 Nuclear Deal, Iran is allowed to use or produce a certain amount of Uranium for non-military purposes.