UN's Nuclear Watchdog Says Iran Has Failed To Explain Uranium Traces Found At Several Sites

The IAEA suspects Iran has been boosting uranium enrichment since April, dampening hopes of salvaging the JCPOA  

RFE: UN's Nuclear Watchdog Says Iran Has Failed To Explain Uranium Traces 

The UN's nuclear watchdog agency said on May 31 that Iran has failed to explain traces of uranium found at several undeclared sites and that it continues to breach enrichment limits spelled out in the 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers. 

The news, outlined in two separate reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), could complicate talks currently underway in Vienna to revive the deal. 

One report by IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said that Tehran has failed to provide “the necessary explanation for the presence of the nuclear material particles at any of the three locations where the agency has conducted complementary accesses [inspections]."  

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