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A secret report reveals… fears of nuclear proliferation due to Iran


Warnedin a confidential report seen by Agence France-Presse on Thursday stated that it was not possible to visit the facilities to verify in excites "Fears of nuclear proliferation"Calling on the Islamic Republic to cooperate with it "Constructively"

The United Nations agency has not been able to visit these sites since the war launched by Israel against Iran in June 2025, in which the United States participated by striking three major nuclear sites. These facilities were also targeted in the war launched by Washington and the occupation against Tehran as of February 28.

Iran’s nuclear facilities

The report stated that: "While the Agency acknowledges that the military attacks on Iran’s facilities and nuclear sites have created an unprecedented situation, it is extremely important to conduct verification activities in Iran without delay."

The report is scheduled to be discussed during a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Vienna-based agency next week.

Uranium Stockpiles

The agency’s estimates that preceded the 2025 war indicated that Iran possesses about 440 kilograms of highly enriched uranium at a rate of 60 percent, which is close to the 90 percent needed to make a nuclear bomb.

The level of enrichment is also high. The current ceiling is much higher than the 3.67 percent ceiling set by the 2015 agreement, which has become void after the United States unilaterally withdrew from it in 2018.

The agency considered in its report that its inability "access to verify previously announced stocks of highly enriched uranium and low enriched uranium for nearly a year, a delay well beyond what is required by normal safeguards practices, is a matter of proliferation concern."

Major nuclear sites

A diplomatic source said that the International Atomic Energy Agency had not monitored "No movements" At major nuclear sites such as Isfahan and Natanz since the outbreak of the war.

In its report, the agency explained that this week it conducted an inspection limited to the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

The plant, located in southern Iran, was built and operated with Russian assistance and is used for the purposes of producing electrical energy. Shells fell next to it during the war.

Possession of a nuclear weapon

Director General Rafael Grossi called on Iran "To engage constructively with the Agency to facilitate the comprehensive and effective implementation of safeguards in Iran"

The United States, Israel and other countries have long accused Iran of seeking to acquire a nuclear weapon, which Tehran has always denied, stressing the peacefulness of its program.

US President Donald Trump stressed that any agreement with Iran to end the war in the Middle East must ensure that it does not develop a nuclear weapon.

The fate of the highly enriched uranium stockpile also constitutes a thorny point of contention in the ongoing discussions between the two parties.
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