{"id":2253861,"date":"2024-05-27T16:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T20:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-amasses-larger-stockpiles-of-enriched-uranium\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T16:08:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T20:08:35","slug":"iran-amasses-larger-stockpiles-of-enriched-uranium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-amasses-larger-stockpiles-of-enriched-uranium\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Accumulates Greater Quantities of Enriched Uranium"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-amasses-larger-stockpiles-of-enriched-uranium%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2253861&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2062 International Atomic\u200d Energy Agency\u2064 (IAEA) reports that Iran has augmented its near weapons-grade enriched uranium stockpile, \u2064rising from 121.5 to 142.1 kilograms in\u200b the recent months. The Foundation for the Defense \u200cof Democracies (FDD) asserts that 99% of the effort \u200bto produce \u2064weapons-grade uranium occurs during its 60% enrichment phase, \u2064with only 1% effort needed to reach 90+%\u2063 enrichment, thereby nearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pm-netanyahu-israel-will-not-allow-iran-to-obtain-a-nuclear-weapon\/\" title=\"PM Netanyahu: Israel will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon\">nuclear weapon<\/a> \u200bfuel creation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Islamic Republic of Iran<\/a> has increased its stockpile of near weapons-grade enriched uranium, according to a new report from the United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).<\/p>\n<p>The report, seen by the Associated Press, says that the country has increased its stockpile of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-escalates-enrichment-at-underground-nuclear-facility-now-has-enough-material-for-weapon-reports\/\" title=\"Iran Escalates Enrichment At Underground Nuclear Facility, Now Has Enough Material For Weapon: Reports\">60% enriched uranium<\/a> from 121.5 kilograms to 142.1 kilograms in just the last few months.<\/p>\n<p>The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) notes that 99% of the effort required to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-world-to-not-censure-iran-over-its-illegal-nuclear-program-as-it-nears-critical-mass-report\/\" title=\"Biden Urges Global Community not to Condemn Iran's Unsanctioned Nuclear Program Nearing Critical Stage: Report\">build weapons-grade uranium<\/a> happens in the phase of enriching it to 60%. The last phase, boosting it to weapons-grade enrichment levels of 90%+, makes up \u201cthe last 1% of the effort needed to produce the fuel for a nuclear weapon.\u201d This period, known as \u201cbreakout time,\u201d only takes 7 days.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes as Iran started enriching uranium to 20% and 60% and stockpiling both after the November 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Under President Joe Biden \u2014 who has relaxed sanctions enforcement against the country that has resulted in tens of billions of dollars flowing to the country, which is the world\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-biden-gives-up-u-s-leverage-over-iran-offers-to-restart-nuclear-deal-talks\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Biden Gives Up U.S. Leverage Over Iran, Offers To Restart Nuclear Deal Talks\">leading state sponsor<\/a> of terrorism \u2014 Iran has amassed unprecedented levels of enriched uranium in violation of international law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIAEA\u2019s latest reporting shows Iran is steadily increasing its proximity to nuclear weapons. The Biden admin. naively believes Tehran is undertaking restraint via indirect talks and U.S. sanctions relief,\u201d said Andrea Stricker, Deputy Director &#038; Research Fellow of FDD\u2019s Nonproliferation &#038; Biodefense program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYet the regime is taking a \u2018boiling the frog\u2019 approach to nuclear breakout,\u201d she added. \u201cBy the time Washington realizes it, the frog will be cooked and the regime will have a nuclear deterrent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stricker estimated in a separate post on X that the country now has enough fuel for nearly four nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">IAEA\u2019s latest reporting shows Iran is steadily increasing its proximity to nuclear weapons. The Biden admin. naively believes Tehran is undertaking restraint via indirect talks and U.S. sanctions relief.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the regime is taking a \u201cboiling the frog\u201d approach to nuclear\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c4V3XDFHUR\">pic.twitter.com\/c4V3XDFHUR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrea Stricker (@StrickerNonpro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StrickerNonpro\/status\/1795161087240774065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report seen by the Associated Press from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran has expanded its near weapons-grade enriched uranium stockpile from 121.5 to 142.1 kilograms. This shows a marked progression in the country&#8217;s nuclear capability, raising concerns on the global stage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2253862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/Iran.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2253861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/Iran.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2253861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2253861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2253862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2253861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2253861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2253861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}