Iran has slowed its enrichment of uranium at nearly weapons-grade levels, a confidential new report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog says.
The confidential report, seen by the Associated Press, comes as Iran and the United States are negotiating a prisoner swap and the release of billions of dollars in Iranian assets frozen in South Korea.
Iran likely would still need months to build a weapon. U.S. intelligence agencies said in March that Tehran “is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activities that would be necessary to produce a.” The IAEA, the West and other countries say Iran had a secret military nuclear program that it abandoned in 2003.
Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal limited Tehran’s uranium stockpile to 661 pounds and enrichment to 3.67% — enough to fuel a nuclear power plant. The U.S.’ unilateral withdrawal from the accord in 2018 under then-President Trump set in motion a series of attacks and escalations by Tehran over its program.
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