Iran, 20/2: Iran on Monday denied reports that it has enriched uranium up to 84 per cent, just below the 90 per cent needed to produce an atomic bomb.
The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Sunday evening that it was in discussions with Tehran after Bloomberg News reported that the watchdog’s inspectors in Iran last week found uranium enriched to 84 per cent purity.
The report comes with negotiations stalled to revive a landmark deal over Iran’s nuclear programme