Iran’s end goal with uranium enrichment appears to be to apply political pressure to ease sanctions rather than develop nuclear arms
After months of military threats issued by the US, heavier sanctions imposed on the Iranian economy, and the downing of a US drone by Iranian forces, Iran has eased its uranium enrichment beyond the limit set out in its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
But in May 2018, Trump unilaterally pulled the US from the deal. A year later to the day, Iran partially pulled out, threatening to increase its uranium enrichment in 60 days if no new terms were reached. It also says it will stop selling its excess enriched uranium and heavy water, as stipulated by the deal.
Enriched uranium at 3.67 percent is far below the weapons-grade levels of 90 percent. This means that Iran's recent moves to increase enrichment and break its low-enriched uranium stockpile limit can be easily reversed. Experts warn higher enrichment and a growing stockpile would narrow the one-year window Iran would need to have enough material for an atomic bomb. This is something Iran denies it wants but the deal aimed to prevent nevertheless.
Even then, Nicoullaud noted, Iran could still not be deemed to be within months of being able to detonate a nuclear device.
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