"Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Iran is not enriching uranium anywhere in the country after devastating air strikes by Israel and the United States in June, though it reserves the right to do so. Speaking at a legal forum on November 16, Araqchi said all Iran's enrichment facilities are under IAEA safeguards and monitoring. "There is no undeclared nuclear enrichment in Iran.... Enrichment is not currently being conducted, as our enrichment facilities have been attacked," he said, according to the state news agency IRNA."
"The Israeli and US strikes in June hit key military and nuclear targets, embarrassing Tehran as it appeared unable to defend itself effectively. Officials have offered varying accounts of the scale of the damage incurred, creating an impression of chaos in the Iranian leadership while raising questions about what's left of Tehran's nuclear program, which it insists is purely for civilian purposes."
"The IAEA said Iran had more than 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity before the June strikes. It is unclear how much of the highly enriched material -- current nuclear weapons are approximately 93.5 percent enriched uranium-235 -- survived. However, recent satellite images analyzed by experts at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) suggest that while there is little to no activity at the three sites -- Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordow -- targeted in the strikes,"
Iran states that uranium enrichment is not currently being conducted anywhere in the country and that all enrichment facilities remain under IAEA safeguards and monitoring. June air strikes by Israel and the United States struck key military and nuclear targets and exposed apparent weaknesses in Iran's ability to defend those sites. Officials have given differing accounts of damage, raising uncertainty about the condition of Iran's nuclear program. The IAEA reported over 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent before the strikes, and satellite imagery shows little activity at Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordow while construction increased at a buried site near Natanz.
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