Grossi: Iran’s enriched uranium remains in the bombed sites

According to RCO News Agency, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, explained the status of Iran’s nuclear program after the aggressive attacks in June and the continuation of inspections in a televised interview with the French channel.

Referring to the complexity of Iran’s situation, Grossi said in an interview with the LCI network: “For us, this complexity is mainly manifested at the level of nuclear activities. “There are tensions, both in relations with the West and with international organizations.”

Regarding the latest status of the agency’s access to Iran’s nuclear facilities, he said: “Since the June attacks, we have not yet had the opportunity to return to those sites. Of course, this does not mean the complete absence of the agency. We have gradually resumed inspections, but only on sites that are considered non-sensitive. “But the three sites that were bombed in June, including Fardo, Natanz and Isfahan, are still inaccessible to our inspectors.”

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency added: “These sites should be available, because Iran has made a good decision and announced that it does not intend to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty. But staying within the framework of this treaty regime requires acceptance of inspections. This is the issue we are negotiating with Iran about.

Grossi emphasized that “the agency is still aware of the condition of these sites,” and said, “I can say two things that I have already raised: First, the physical infrastructure is severely damaged. “Second, and more importantly, uranium enriched to 60 percent, which is close to military grade and can be used to produce nuclear weapons, is still there.”

These statements are despite the fact that Iran has repeatedly stated that it has no intention to build nuclear weapons, and the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency has also confirmed this issue in his report.

In response to the question, “Is this uranium still in Iran’s possession?”, the Director General of the IAEA said: “Yes, it remains at the same level of enrichment. We don’t know exactly what condition it is in because some of these sites are in tunnels and underground locations that we used to inspect regularly. “I was there myself last November and our inspectors were there regularly.”

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