On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council will hold a private session to address Iran’s growing stockpile of uranium enriched to high levels, diplomats revealed on Monday, as reported by Reuters.
The meeting was requested by six of the Security Council’s fifteen member states—France, Greece, Panama, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Diplomats indicated that the session will also focus on Iran’s failure to meet its obligations to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), particularly its failure to supply crucial information regarding undeclared nuclear material discovered at several locations within the country.
Iran’s mission to the UN in New York has not yet provided any comments regarding the upcoming meeting.
Since 2019, Iran has intensified its nuclear operations, a shift that came after US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers.
In a recent development, Iran notified the IAEA of its plan to “significantly increase” its uranium enrichment to as high as 60 percent, further advancing its nuclear program.
A report from the IAEA in late February revealed that Iran has considerably expanded its production of uranium enriched close to weapons-grade levels, with its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium reaching 274.8 kilograms, an increase of 92.5 kilograms since November.
Western nations contend that this level of enrichment serves no civilian purpose and point out that no other nation has pursued such high enrichment without seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Iran, however, maintains that its nuclear activities are solely intended for peaceful uses.
Under the terms of the 2015 agreement, Iran committed to limiting its nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief from the US, the UK, France, Germany, Russia, and China.
Britain, France, and Germany recently notified the UN Security Council of their intention to activate the “snapback” mechanism, which would restore all international sanctions on Iran in an effort to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.
The deadline for taking such action is October 18, 2025, when the UN resolution supporting the 2015 agreement will expire.
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