Uranium

Iran is reportedly moving to hide and fortify its stockpile of enriched uranium by collapsing tunnels and booby-trapping key sites. The move is raising concerns that some of the material could also be concealed from international inspectors.

The board of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.’s nuclear oversight body, approved a U.S.-backed resolution instructing Iran to declare how much enriched uranium it still has. The agency is also demanding that Iran allow inspectors to verify the information.

In a post on X, Iranian parliament spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei warned the U.S. and Israel, saying lawmakers may consider 90% enrichment if Iran is attacked again. U.S. and Israeli intelligence agree: Tehran’s nuclear program won’t be curbed unless its enriched-uranium stockpile is removed or destroyed.