Iran War and Nuclear Program

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told CBS that last June’s U.S.–Israeli strikes “rolled back the program considerably” but that Iran still retains the capabilities, knowledge and industrial capacity to rebuild enrichment, and that roughly 972 pounds (about 441 kg) of uranium enriched to 60% remains largely where it was — much of it believed to be at Isfahan and Natanz, buried under rubble, in mobile containers or in deep underground sites such as Pickaxe Mountain. He warned recovering or seizing that highly enriched 60% uranium (in UF6 cylinders) would be “very challenging” though not impossible, saying military action alone cannot resolve the issue and noting previous indirect talks considered downblending as a safer alternative.