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Iran Announces Limitation of Uranium Production: IAEA and the International Community are Watching Closely
Iran has announced that it will voluntarily limit its production of highly enriched uranium. This decision was announced by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, following talks with high-ranking Iranian officials in Tehran. The measure is seen as an important step towards de-escalation, particularly given the ongoing tensions in the region.
Iran is preparing a self-imposed restriction on the production of highly enriched uranium. (Picture: Arak IR-40 Heavy Water Reactor, Iran.) / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons; Nanking2012, CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
In recent months, Iran had increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60 percent - close to the weapons-grade threshold of 90 percent - by 18 kilograms. According to the IAEA, the total amount of this highly enriched uranium now stands at around 182 kilograms. This development has caused international concern, as such quantities could potentially be used to build several nuclear…
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