IAEA: Iran Reduces Stockpile of Highly Enriched Uranium

The U.N. nuclear agency says Iran has significantly reduced its stockpile of highly enriched uranium under the requirements of an interim nuclear deal. In a new report, the International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has neutralized about 80 percent of its supply of higher-grade enriched uranium gas. Enriching uranium to very high levels is a major step toward creating a nuclear weapon.   Iran denies Western charges that it aims to produce an atomic weapon. But under an...

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