White House urges Iran to accept nuclear deal as IAEA reports uranium enrichment spike

The White House connected Saturday said it is successful Iran’s "best involvement to accept" its connection connected a atomic woody pursuing a study from the International Atomic Energy Agency saying the state is swiftly expanding its stockpile of adjacent weapons-grade enriched uranium. 

"President Trump has made it wide that Iran tin ne'er get a atomic bomb," White House property caput Karoline Leavitt said successful a statement. "Special Envoy [Steve] Witkoff has sent a elaborate and acceptable connection to the Iranian regime, and it’s successful their champion involvement to judge it. Out of respect for the ongoing deal, the medication volition not remark connected details of the connection to the media." 

The IAEA’s study said Iran had accrued its stockpile to 900.8 pounds of uranium enriched by up to 60% arsenic of May 17, a astir 50% summation since the agency’s past study successful February, which enactment the stockpile astatine 605.8 pounds. 

The study said Iran is "the lone non-nuclear-weapon authorities to nutrient specified material," which is simply a "serious concern."

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The White House connected Saturday said it is successful Iran’s "best involvement to accept" its connection connected a atomic woody aft a study from the International Atomic Energy Agency said the state is expanding its stockpile of adjacent weapons-grade enriched uranium.  (Getty Images)

The IAEA added that conscionable 92 pounds of 60% enriched uranium is capable to nutrient an atomic weaponry if it is enriched to 90%. 

Iran maintains that its atomic programme is for peaceful purposes, but U.S. quality agencies accidental the state has "undertaken activities that amended presumption it to nutrient a nuclear device, if it chooses to bash so."

Iran’s Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said successful a associated connection that the study was based connected "unreliable and differing accusation sources," claiming that it was biased and unprofessional. 

The connection added, "The Islamic Republic of Iran expresses its disappointment astir the report, which was prepared by imposing unit connected the bureau for governmental purposes, and expresses its evident objection astir its content."

Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi and International Atomic Energy Agency main Rafael Grossi successful beforehand of the gross of the Fordow atomic enrichment works successful Fordow adjacent the metropolis of Qom past November.  (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran/AFP via Getty Images)

On Thursday, Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote connected X that helium was unsure a U.S.-Iran atomic woody could beryllium imminently reached.

"Iran is sincere astir a diplomatic solution that volition service the interests of each sides. But getting determination requires an statement that volition afloat terminate each sanctions and uphold Iran's atomic rights — including enrichment," helium wrote. 

IRAN FOREIGN MINISTER VOWS NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT WILL CONTINUE 'WITH OR WITHOUT A DEAL'

Oman Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi presented the Trump administration’s archetypal ceremonial connection successful Tehran Saturday, which calls for Iran to cease each uranium enrichment and for a determination consortium that includes Iran, Saudi Arabia and different Arab states and the U.S. for producing atomic power, The New York Times reported, citing radical acquainted with the document. 

An Iranian paper addresses the U.S.-Iran atomic deal.  (Alborz Irani/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bureau besides enactment retired a uncommon connection connected a Saturday astir the IAEA’s report, calling it "grave."

"The bureau presents a stark representation that serves arsenic a wide informing sign: Despite countless warnings by the planetary community, Iran is wholly determined to implicit its atomic weapons program," Netanyahu’s bureau said. 

"The study powerfully reinforces what Israel has been saying for years — the intent of Iran’s atomic programme is not peaceful. This is evident from the alarming scope of Iran’s uranium enrichment activity. Such a level of enrichment exists lone successful countries actively pursuing atomic weapons and has nary civilian justification whatsoever.

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"The study intelligibly indicates that Iran remains successful non-compliance of its cardinal commitments and obligations nether the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and continues to withhold practice from IAEA inspectors. The planetary assemblage indispensable enactment present to halt Iran."