The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has referred to its growing concerns about the uranium enrichment facilities in Isfahan in a confidential report. These facilities, which Iran reported to the agency last year, have not yet allowed inspections by this body.
Lack of Access to Enrichment Facilities
Iran has not allowed IAEA inspectors to return to any of its nuclear facilities that were damaged in airstrikes by Israel and the United States in June of last year. These attacks, which lasted for 12 days, resulted in the destruction or severe damage to other uranium enrichment facilities that form the core of Iran's nuclear program.
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Concerns About the Isfahan Facilities
The uranium enrichment facilities in Isfahan, known as the "Isfahan Fuel Enrichment Facilities," have been identified as one of the targets of these airstrikes. However, the status and exact location of these facilities remain unclear. The International Atomic Energy Agency has stated in its report that it has no precise information about the location and status of the Isfahan Fuel Enrichment Facilities and does not know whether these facilities contain nuclear materials.
Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, stated in March that the agency believes there is a significant amount of highly enriched uranium in this tunnel complex in Isfahan. The new report also emphasizes that Iran must inform the agency about the status of its enrichment facilities and its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and allow inspectors to return to the bombed sites to audit the enriched uranium.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has stressed that the lack of information about these nuclear materials and the lack of access to the facilities for verification is a serious issue regarding the proliferation of nuclear weapons and requires immediate rectification.
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