The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not think that Iran should be recognized as a nuclear power, there is no information on the development of nuclear weapons in the country. Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the IAEA, said this in an interview with CBS television broadcast Sunday.
He was asked how close Iran is to developing a nuclear bomb. "At its current level of enriched uranium production, Iran has already accumulated enough material to have more than one device if they decide to do so. But we don't have any information that would indicate that Iran has a nuclear weapons development program at this point," the IAEA head replied.
He was also asked whether the point of no return had been reached in relations with Iran, whether the time had come to recognize it as a nuclear power. "No, we have not reached that point yet. But we have to work very hard not to reach it," Grossi concluded.
In early November, he said that Tehran has so far fulfilled its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran's nuclear program (JCPOA).
The JCPOA was signed with Iran in 2015 to address the crisis over its nuclear developments by the permanent UN Security Council Five and Germany. Previous US President Donald Trump decided in 2018 to withdraw from the arrangement. Current US leader Joe Biden has repeatedly signaled a willingness to bring Washington back into the nuclear deal with Tehran. Russia, Britain, Germany, China, the US and France have been negotiating with Iran in Vienna since last April to restore the JCPOA to its original form.
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Based on materials from TASS