A defiant Tehran could intensify its uranium enrichment in response, amid reports Israel may be planning attack
The UN nuclear watchdog has found that Tehran is not complying with its obligations, amid reports Israel could be planning an attack on Iran’s nuclear sites as early as next week.
It is thought that a defiant Iran may now intensify its uranium enrichment programme in reprisal for the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) voting to find Tehran in repeated breach of its obligations to limit enrichment and to allow inspectors to visit its nuclear sites.
The move adds to a gathering and sudden sense of crisis in Iranian-US relations, including the possibility of an attack by Israel, with or without US approval.
The motion at the UN nuclear watchdog focused on Iran’s refusal since 2019 to explain activity at three nuclear sites, but also Iran’s buildup of its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60%, close to weapons grade. It is the first time Iran has been found in breach of its obligations under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in two decades.
