A report by the Worldwide Atomic Vitality Company (IAEA) says Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium is nearing the extent the place additional enrichment could possibly be sufficient for a nuclear bomb and that Tehran has failed to supply credible solutions on the origin of uranium particles discovered at three undeclared websites that the UN’s nuclear watchdog has been investigating for years.

An IAEA quarterly report, launched on September 7, says Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched as much as 60 % has grown to 55.6 kilograms, a 12.5-kilogram enhance over the previous three months. If enriched additional, that might be greater than sufficient for a nuclear bomb.

The report says that signifies that the IAEA is “not ready to supply assurance that Iran’s nuclear program is completely peaceable.”

A second IAEA report issued the identical day raises additional issues by noting that Iran has but to supply credible solutions on the origin of uranium particles discovered at three undeclared websites.

“The director-general is more and more involved that Iran has not engaged with the company on the excellent safeguards points throughout this reporting interval and, subsequently, that there was no progress in the direction of resolving them,” the second report notes.

Iran has been growing its stockpile of enriched uranium since america unilaterally pulled out of a 2015 accord between Tehran and international powers to maintain Iran’s nuclear program in verify in alternate for aid from sanctions.

The 2 sides have held 16 months of oblique talks that led to the European Union making a proposal final month to revive the deal, together with the lifting of U.S. sanctions.

However in its response, Iran demanded the IAEA halt the investigation into the probe.