Reuters claimed that the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in a report to the members of the Board of Governors, announced that Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium has increased significantly in recent months.
Ashura News reported, citing IRNA, that in the document, which was seen by Reuters, the agency claimed that Iran had 274.8 kilograms of 60 percent enriched uranium as of February 8, 2025, an increase of 92.5 kilograms compared to the previous report in November 2024.
According to the previous report of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran had 182.3 kilograms of 60 percent enriched uranium in November 2024. This figure was 164.7 kilograms in August last year.
In its latest report, the International Atomic Energy Agency estimated that Iran's total enriched uranium stockpile had reached 8,294 kilograms as of February 8, an increase of 1,690 kilograms compared to the previous report in November.
The report, repeating political claims about our country’s peaceful nuclear program, states: “The significant production and accumulation of highly enriched uranium by Iran, the only non-nuclear state producing such nuclear material, is a cause for serious concern.”
In another part of the report, Iran’s legal response to the political maneuvering of Western countries in the IAEA Board of Governors is mentioned and it states: “The Director General deeply regrets that Iran, despite expressing its willingness to consider accepting the appointment of four additional experienced IAEA inspectors, has not accepted these appointments.”
The IAEA then repeated political claims about the continuation of safeguards issues and claimed: “No progress has been made in resolving the remaining safeguards issues related to Varamin and Turqoozabad.”
The report claims: “Iran has declared that it has reported all nuclear material, activities and locations required under its safeguards agreement. “However, the Agency believes that this claim is not consistent with the evidence of undeclared nuclear activities at the four sites in Iran. Therefore, the Agency is at an impasse and is unable to resolve these remaining safeguards issues.”
The report also noted the last telephone call between the Director General of the Agency and Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi earlier this year, during which the two sides discussed technical cooperation and the implementation of the March 4 statement to resolve all remaining issues.
Iran’s peaceful nuclear program has been an unnecessary crisis from the start, fueled by baseless accusations and political maneuvering, under pressure from the United States and some Western countries. While Tehran has always emphasized cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency within the framework of safeguards agreements, some Western governments have attempted to portray the program as a threat and pave the way for further pressure, citing biased reports and instrumental use of international institutions.
The adoption of an anti-Iranian resolution at the last meeting of the Board of Governors, without taking into account Tehran’s cooperation with the Agency, is an example of instrumental use of the Agency’s position. In response to this political move, Iran launched a series of advanced centrifuges and restricted access to some Agency inspectors.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has always emphasized that it will continue its cooperation with the Agency within the framework of the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement and that the remaining safeguards issues can be resolved with the Agency’s professional approach and without bias.
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