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Iran's failure to comply with its IAEA safeguards obligations has resulted in the agency losing access to information about the country's production and stockpiles of key components of its nuclear program, including centrifuges.
Context
The State Department noted that in 2025, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Iran enriched uranium to 60%. This is well above the level required for civilian nuclear power and approaching 90% — the level of enrichment normally used to produce nuclear weapons.
