By bnm Tehran bureau The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in an interview that sanctions against Iran are ineffective, pointing to advancements in the country's nuclear programme.

Iran’s 60% level enriched uranium had increased to 275 kilograms, an increase of approximately one full nuclear weapon’s worth per month since December.

Iran signals it could pursue nuclear weapons Iran has maintained its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only, but the IAEA chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, has previously warned that Tehran has enough uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels to ...

Baghaei dismissed the IAEA’s latest report, which indicated that Iran had significantly increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% purity since December. The report suggested that, if further refined,

UN nuclear watchdog says Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% has reached 274.8 kilograms, notes the accumulation "is of serious concern".

In its reports seen by the media on Wednesday, the IAEA claimed that Iran's stock of uranium enriched to up to 60 percent purity level had reached 274.8 kg, which, according to an IAEA yardstick, "is enough for six nuclear bombs if enriched further."

The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Iran called on the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency to carry out his professional duties and avoid making anti-Iranian comments on the basis of unrealistic guesses that serve the demands of Westerners.

Iran says its remedial measures to suspend some of its nuclear obligations were based on the rights stipulated in Articles 26 and 36 of the JCPOA.

“Foreign Minister Araghchi indicated Iran’s preparedness to cooperate with the Agency and raised the possibility of the Director General visiting Tehran again,” the report said. The IAEA ...

Iran's Supreme leader has criticised "bullying" countries in an apparent response to Donald Trump's comments that he had sent a letter to Iran demanding negotiations over its nuclear programme. Trump said on Friday he had warned Tehran in a letter it could face military action unless it agreed to talks for a nuclear deal.

According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran is the only non-nuclear weapon state to enrich uranium to 60%, which is higher than what's necessary to produce nuclear power.

Iran has maintained its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only, but IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has previously warned that Tehran has enough uranium enriched to near ...