US, France, Germany, UK Urge Iran To Immediately De-Escalate Its Nuclear Program
US, France, Germany, UK Urge Iran To Immediately De-Escalate Its Nuclear Program
The joint statement was released after the IAEA released its latest report on Iran stating that the country has begun increasing its production of highly enriched uranium.
WASHINGTON - After the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its latest report on Iran stating that the country has begun increasing its production of highly enriched uranium, the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom released a joint statement condemning the findings, saying that it will result in tripling its monthly production rate of uranium enriched up to 60%.
"We condemn this action, which adds to the unabated escalation of Iran’s nuclear program. The production of high-enriched uranium by Iran has no credible civilian justification and the reported production at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant and the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant further carries significant proliferation-related risks," the joint statement read.
It went on to say, "We also take note of Iran’s decision to revert to the same cascade configuration as the one discovered by the IAEA in Fordow earlier this year. Iran’s delay in declaring this change in January 2023 cast serious doubts on Iran’s willingness to cooperate with the IAEA in full transparency".