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Is Iran about to become a nuclear power? This is what the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA) is said to be on April 16 in an interview with the newspaper The world. Rafael Mariano Grossi considers that the mullahs regime is not “Not far” to have the nuclear bomb. And this, in a particularly tense context on this issue: US President Donald Trump recently threatened Tehran with bombing if the latter did not reach an agreement with Washington.
“It’s like a puzzle, they have the pieces and they could one day put them together”
“It’s like a puzzle, they have the pieces and they could one day put them together. There is still a long way to go before achieving it. But they are not far away, it must be recognized ”said Rafael Grossi. And add: “It is not enough to tell the international community” we do not have nuclear weapons “so that we believe you. We must be able to check. »»
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Washington and his allies accuse Tehran of acquiring nuclear weapons. According to IAEA, Iran is the only state not endowed with nuclear weapons to enrich uranium at a high level (60 %), while continuing to accumulate large stocks of fissile matter. A 90 % threshold makes it possible to manufacture an atomic weapon, according to the agency. The Trump administration, which agreed with Tehran of nuclear talks on Saturday under the mediation of the Sultanate of Oman, hopes that Iran will stop its enrichment program. However, this April 16 again, Iranian diplomacy had hammered that the question of the enrichment of uranium was not “Not negotiable” For Tehran.
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