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29 June, 2025

Iran Could Start Enriching Uranium For Bomb Within Months, UN Nuclear Chief Says

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The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has said Iran has the capacity to start enriching uranium again for a possible bomb in "a matter of months".

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the US strikes on three Iranian sites last weekend had caused severe but "not total" damage, contradicting Donald Trump's claim that Iran's nuclear facilities were "totally obliterated".

Israel attacked nuclear and military sites in Iran on 13 June, claiming Iran was close to building a nuclear weapon.

The US later joined the strikes, dropping bombs on three of Iran's nuclear facilities: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan.

Since then, the true extent of the damage has been unclear.