{"id":1768,"date":"2025-06-29T20:38:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2025-06-29T20:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:38:37","slug":"u-n-nuclear-chief-says-iran-could-enrich-uranium-in-months-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=1768","title":{"rendered":"U.N. nuclear chief says Iran could enrich uranium in months : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-75204\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 7138;&#10;        --source-height: 4759;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source 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class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Christian Bruna\/Getty Images Europe<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The head of the United Nations&#8217; nuclear watchdog says Iran could begin enriching uranium again within months following an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/06\/21\/nx-s1-5441127\/iran-us-strike-nuclear-trump\" target=\"_blank\"><u>attack by the U.S. military<\/u><\/a> on three of its facilities earlier in June.<\/p>\n<p>Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the U.N. office that inspects countries&#8217; nuclear programs to ensure compliance with nonproliferation agreements,<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/transcript-rafael-mariano-grossi-international-atomic-energy-agency-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-june-28-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>made the comments in an interview<\/u><\/a> recorded Friday and aired on Sunday by<strong> <\/strong>CBS&#8217;s <em>Face the Nation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5450282-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5443666\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/06\/26\/nx-s1-5443666\/obliterated-damaged-inoperable-iran-nuclear-facilities\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/26\\\/nx-s1-5443666\\\/obliterated-damaged-inoperable-iran-nuclear-facilities&quot;}\"><picture><source 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data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5288x5288+1236+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F66%2F4696b5c846c9a2b0b129fda666ff%2F01-overview-of-fordow-fuel-enrichment-facility-and-recent-airstrikes-24jun2025-wvl.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"A satellite photo of Iran's Fordo fuel enrichment facility taken on 24 June shows debris (grey) from a U.S. strike employing several bunker-busting weapons. The Israeli Air Force destroyed additional roads and surface facilities in a subsequent strike.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5450282-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They can have, you know, in a matter of months, I would say, a few cascades of centrifuges spinning and producing enriched uranium, or less than that,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Grossi said he believed the facilities that were hit by U.S. bombs suffered severe but not total damage, and added that Iran had other means of achieving its nuclear goals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iran had a very vast ambitious program, and part of it may still be there, and if not, there is also the self-evident truth that the knowledge is there. The industrial capacity is there. Iran is a very sophisticated country in terms of nuclear technology, as is obvious,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump said shortly after the strikes that the U.S. had &#8220;totally obliterated&#8221; Iran&#8217;s three main nuclear facilities, and other administration officials have echoed a similar assessment of the mission&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5450282-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5441791\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/06\/23\/nx-s1-5441791\/takeaways-us-airstrikes-iran-nuclear-trump\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/23\\\/nx-s1-5441791\\\/takeaways-us-airstrikes-iran-nuclear-trump&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1259x1259+690+179\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F05%2F24834c3a4d9b895caa9480eaa002%2Fgettyimages-2220762372.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1259x1259+690+179\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F05%2F24834c3a4d9b895caa9480eaa002%2Fgettyimages-2220762372.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1259x1259+690+179\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F05%2F24834c3a4d9b895caa9480eaa002%2Fgettyimages-2220762372.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1259x1259+690+179\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F05%2F24834c3a4d9b895caa9480eaa002%2Fgettyimages-2220762372.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1259x1259+690+179\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F05%2F24834c3a4d9b895caa9480eaa002%2Fgettyimages-2220762372.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1259x1259+690+179\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F05%2F24834c3a4d9b895caa9480eaa002%2Fgettyimages-2220762372.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1259x1259+690+179\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F05%2F24834c3a4d9b895caa9480eaa002%2Fgettyimages-2220762372.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1259x1259+690+179\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F05%2F24834c3a4d9b895caa9480eaa002%2Fgettyimages-2220762372.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Iranian protesters chant slogans and one holds a poster with a vampire-like illustration of President Trump in Tehran's Revolution Square on Sunday to protest the U.S. attacks on nuclear sites in Iran.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5450282-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>But a preliminary report by the Defense Intelligence Agency suggested Iran&#8217;s nuclear facilities may have only suffered &#8220;limited&#8221; damage, setting back the nuclear program by months.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/06\/26\/g-s1-74702\/pentagon-chief-iran-strike-was-a-historically-successful-attack\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said<\/u><\/a> that report was a &#8220;preliminary, low-confidence report that will continue to be refined&#8221; and called the U.S. operation a &#8220;a &#8220;historically successful attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grossi told CBS that it was possible Iran could have moved canisters of enriched uranium before the attack to a secret offsite location. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/newscenter\/pressreleases\/update-on-developments-in-iran-5\" target=\"_blank\"><u>IAEA previously reported<\/u><\/a> that Iran had a stockpile of over 400 kilograms \u2014 or nearly 900 pounds \u2014 of highly enriched uranium.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5450282-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5437899\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/06\/18\/nx-s1-5437899\/iran-bunker-buster\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/18\\\/nx-s1-5437899\\\/iran-bunker-buster&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1073x1073+488+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Fa5%2F67d82d214226b1c865897aa922be%2Fap25168317833252.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1073x1073+488+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Fa5%2F67d82d214226b1c865897aa922be%2Fap25168317833252.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1073x1073+488+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Fa5%2F67d82d214226b1c865897aa922be%2Fap25168317833252.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1073x1073+488+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Fa5%2F67d82d214226b1c865897aa922be%2Fap25168317833252.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1073x1073+488+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Fa5%2F67d82d214226b1c865897aa922be%2Fap25168317833252.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1073x1073+488+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Fa5%2F67d82d214226b1c865897aa922be%2Fap25168317833252.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1073x1073+488+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Fa5%2F67d82d214226b1c865897aa922be%2Fap25168317833252.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1073x1073+488+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2Fa5%2F67d82d214226b1c865897aa922be%2Fap25168317833252.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Airmen in camouflage uniforms look at a GBU-57 bomb at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on May 2, 2023. The long, olive green, cylindrical bomb with pointed end lies horizontal on a truck bed.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5450282-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>But President Trump reiterated in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6374989060112\" target=\"_blank\"><u>interview aired on Fox News<\/u><\/a> Sunday morning that he believes that wasn&#8217;t the case. &#8220;First of all, it&#8217;s very hard to do. It&#8217;s very dangerous to do. It&#8217;s very heavy, very very heavy,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he believed the attacks also caught Iran by surprise \u2014 particularly the strike on its underground Fordo facility. &#8220;And nobody thought we&#8217;d go after that site, because everybody said, &#8216;that site is impenetrable.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grossi said it was important for the IAEA and Iran to resume discussions, and for international inspectors to be able to continue their work in the country. &#8220;We have to go back to the table and have a technically sound solution to this,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/06\/29\/nx-s1-5450282\/u-n-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-could-enrich-uranium-again-in-a-matter-of-months\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, arrives for an IAEA meeting in Vienna, Austria, on June 23. 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