Iran rejects IAEA report on its enrichment as ‘pretext for political maneuvering’

Iran has strongly rejected the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on its nuclear program, calling it “baseless” and “a pretext for political maneuvering” against the country, Anadolu reports. In a joint statement issued Saturday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran described the findings of the UN nuclear watchdog’s report as a “repetition of unfounded allegations.” According to the IAEA report sent to member states, Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% purity has increased by nearly 50%, reaching 408.6 kilograms, an amount, the agency notes, could be sufficient for nine nuclear weapons if enriched further. In a separate confidential report circulated among member states and cited by multiple media outlets, […]