Iran Increases Its Uranium Stockpile to Near Weapons-Grade Levels, UN Nuclear Watchdog Says

Iran is seeking to have economic sanctions imposed over the country’s controversial nuclear program lifted in exchange for slowing the program down.

AP/Vahid Salemi
Missiles at an Iranian military base at northern Tehran, April 17, 2024. AP/Vahid Salemi

VIENNA — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, according to a confidential report on Monday by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the latest in Tehran’s attempts to steadily exert pressure on the international community.

Iran is seeking to have economic sanctions imposed over the country’s controversial nuclear program lifted in exchange for slowing the program down.

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