UN Nuclear Watchdog Says Iran Planning To ‘Dramatically Increase’ Uranium Enrichment [Video]

Iran is poised to significantly increase the production rate of highly enriched uranium, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned in a confidential report.

The IAEA report said the effect of the change “would be to significantly increase the rate of production of uranium enriched up to 60 percent,” according to news agencies quoting the report on December 6.

This means the rate of production will jump to more than 34 kilograms of highly enriched uranium per month at its Fordow facility alone, compared to 4.7 kilograms previously, the report to the IAEA’s board of governors says.

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi, who spoke to reporters about the report on the sidelines of an international conference in Bahrain, said the increase would represent “seven or eight times or even more,” calling the development very concerning.

“They were preparing, and they have all of these facilities sort of in abeyance and now they are activating that. So …