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Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

Iran denies enriching uranium to 84 percent purity amid IAEA row

Western countries that are part of the JCPOA have urged Iran to restore full monitoring access for the IAEA [File: Atta Kenare/AFP]

Tehran, Iran – Iran has denied that it has intentionally enriched uranium to a purity of 84 percent amid ongoing issues with the global nuclear watchdog and disagreements over its 2015 nuclear deal.

US-based financial news agency Bloomberg reported on Sunday that inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had found uranium enriched to a purity of 84 percent — just below the 90 percent required for a bomb — and are trying to determine if it was produced intentionally.

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