Iran Nuclear Watch: IAEA – Iran Has Expanded Uranium Enrichment

AP: Report Says Nuclear Work Ongoing in Iran

Iran has expanded its uranium enrichment program instead of complying with a U.N. Security Council ultimatum to freeze it, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday in a finding that clears the way for harsher sanctions against Tehran.

“Iran has not suspended its enrichment-related activities,” the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report.

Although its information was based on material available to it as of Feb. 17, a senior U.N. official familiar with Iran’s nuclear file, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the issue, suggested the IAEA’s conclusion remained valid as of Thursday.

The IAEA detailed recent activities showing Tehran expanding its enrichment efforts – setting up hundreds of uranium-spinning centrifuges in an underground hall and bringing nearly 9 tons of the gaseous feedstock into the facility in preparation for enrichment. It added that Iranian officials had informed the agency that they would expand their centrifuge installations to have thousands of them ready by May.

The conclusion – while widely expected – was important because it could serve as the trigger for the council to start deliberating on new sanctions meant to punish Tehran for its intransigence over its nuclear program.

Will the United States and Israwl wait for another round of United Nation’s deliberations on sanctions?

Perhaps….allow Iran to build more centrifuges to provide more targets…..

Stay tuned……

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