EU reiterates call on Iran to cooperate with IAEA

The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Relations and Security Policy, Borrell, spoke on his Twitter account about the phone call he had with the Iranian Foreign Minister, Hüseyin Emir Abdullahiyan.

Stating that the EU once again underlined its stance on Iran’s behavior, Borrell said: “Stop human rights violations, support Russia’s war and unjust detention of EU citizens.” he used the phrase.

Josep Borrell also insisted that Iran must urgently cooperate with the IAEA.

IRAN DENIED

According to news from Iran’s official IRNA agency, the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency, Behruz Kemalvendi, responded to allegations in the international media that his country had enriched 84 percent pure uranium.

Describing the allegations as “falsifying the facts,” Kemalvendi said: “The presence of more than 60 percent uranium particles or particles during the enrichment process does not mean that more than 60 percent uranium has been enriched. Until now, we have not enriched more than 60 percent,” he said.

Saying that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has become a “political pressure tool”, Kemalvendi said: “This situation negatively affects the credibility and reputation of this institution.” he used the phrases.

Bloomberg, citing two unnamed senior diplomats, announced that international inspectors inspecting Iran’s nuclear facilities detected 84 percent pure enriched uranium at the facility last week.

In the statement made on the IAEA’s Twitter account, it was indicated that it was aware of the reports in the media about the levels of uranium enrichment in Iran and that the director of the IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, would inform the Board Directive on the subject.

IRAN ALLOWED NUCLEAR DEAL

The nuclear agreement, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (KOEP), signed in 2015 between Iran and the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the US, Russia, China, England and France, and Germany (5+ 1), gave Tehran 3 percent, 67 gave it permission to continue its uranium enrichment activities.

On the other hand, Iran, which suspended its commitments in the agreement a year after the US unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018 and imposed sanctions, announced that it had enriched uranium to 60 percent purity on April 17, 2020, for the first time. weather in Natanz. On December 22, 2022, Iran announced that it had begun enriching uranium to 60% at the Fordo uranium enrichment facility.

Tehran’s uranium enrichment with a purity of 60 percent raises concern in Western countries; because the enrichment of uranium by 20 percent or more is considered an important step to reach 90 percent fissile uranium purity, which will allow to obtain a nuclear bomb. (AA)