FILE – International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi, right, speaks with with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 5, 2022. Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to build “several” nuclear weapons if it chooses, the United Nations’ top nuclear official is now warning. But diplomatic efforts aimed at again limiting its atomic program seem more unlikely than ever before as Tehran arms Russia in its war on Ukraine and as unrest shakes the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo, File) In this photo from the U.S. Navy, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf sails with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun as part of the Juniper Oak exercise with Israel in the Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to build “several” nuclear weapons if it chooses, the United Nations’ top nuclear official is now warning. But diplomatic efforts aimed at again limiting its atomic program seem more unlikely than ever before as Tehran arms Russia in its war on Ukraine and as unrest shakes the Islamic Republic. The Juniper Oak exercise comes amid the tension. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Christine Montgomery/U.S. Navy via AP) FILE – International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi gives a news conference at the Vienna Airport upon returning from Tehran, Iran, in Vienna, Austria, March 5, 2022. Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to build “several” nuclear weapons if it chooses, the United Nations’ top nuclear official is now warning. But diplomatic efforts aimed at again limiting its atomic program seem more unlikely than ever before as Tehran arms Russia in its war on Ukraine and as unrest shakes the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File) In this photo released by the U.S. military’s Central Command via the Israel Defense Force, American and Israeli aircraft fly over Israel as they take part in the joint exercise Juniper Oak Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to build “several” nuclear weapons if it chooses, the United Nations’ top nuclear official is now warning. But diplomatic efforts aimed at again limiting its atomic program seem more unlikely than ever before as Tehran arms Russia in its war on Ukraine and as unrest shakes the Islamic Republic. The Juniper Oak exercise comes amid the tension. (Israel Defense Force/U.S. military’s Central Command, via AP)
Analysis: Stakes rise as Iran can fuel ‘several’ atom bombs
