In Reply to: An interesting article on the Ukraine War posted by mh on June 03, 2026 at 11:08:51
Iranian Nuclear Threat Now Higher Than Before Trump Started War, IAEA Concludes
President Donald Trump's efforts to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon are likely having the opposite effect, according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
A copy of the restricted 119-page document, seen by Bloomberg, determined that Iran is more likely to covertly pursue nuclear weapons now than it was a year ago, before the U.S. and Israel began military strikes on the country.
Of particular note: Prior to the U.S.-led 2025 bombing of Iran’s principal nuclear sites, inspectors from the IAEA reviewed Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles on a weekly basis to ensure it wasn’t being diverted to a weapons development program.
That’s since ceased to be the case.
The IAEA can no longer “draw any conclusion regarding this nuclear material,” the report found. “This gives rise to a proliferation concern as this nuclear material, which the agency was not able to verify, includes a large amount of high- enriched uranium.”