Tension between the U.S. and Iran has increased since 2018, when Trump abandoned the 2015 nuclear deal. The U.S. restored harsh sanctions to pressure Iran into negotiating stricter curbs on its nuclear program and ballistic missile development.
Gharibabadi announced on Wednesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report informing member states of the agency that Iran has started upgrading fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor, Xinhua news agency quoted the report as saying.Iran
A United Nations report determined that Iran is taking steps to produce uranium metal, a key component of nuclear warheads, in violation of the nuclear agreement with several countries.
Iran has announced plans to begin manufacturing uranium metal, amid heightened tensions with the US. It comes as Iran fired cruise missiles as part of a naval drill in the Gulf of Oman today.