Iran piling up Uranium, signaling for next Nuclear Program

Iran has continued to increase its stockpile of highly enriched uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons in contravention of a 2015 accord with world powers that was meant to contain Tehran's nuclear program.

As stated by U.N. atomic watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency also told member states in its confidential quarterly report that its verification and monitoring activities have been “seriously undermined” since February by Iran's refusal to let inspectors access IAEA monitoring equipment.

It was also mentioned that its confidence is properly maintained in assessing Iran's activities, which they call “continuity of knowledge”. It was declining over time and that would continue unless the situation is immediately rectified by Iran.

Officials from IAEA mentioned that Iran’s failure to respond to the agency’s requests for access to its monitoring equipment is seriously compromising the agency’s technical capability. They are also deeply concerned that nuclear material has been present at undeclared locations.

Tehran's strategy of deliberately violating the deal is seen as an attempt to pressure Europe to give Iran incentives to offset the crippling American sanctions re-imposed after the U.S. pullout.

President Joe Biden has said he is open to rejoining the pact. The last round of talks in Vienna ended in June without a clear result.

In Tehran, Iranian news agencies quoted Iran’s envoy to the IAEA, Kazem Gharibabadi, as saying in Vienna that all Iran’s nuclear activities had been carried out in the framework of Iran’s nuclear rights and under nonproliferation treaty.