No limit on uranium enrichment level under IAEA supervision: Iran’s UN mission

Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations says there is no restriction on the level of uranium enrichment under the IAEA’s supervision.

In a post on its X account on Saturday, the mission sharply criticized the United States for its “extremely shameful” failure to comply with its nuclear obligations as per the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

“For 56 years, the US – possessor of thousands of nuclear warheads and the No, 1 proliferator of such weapons – has been in clear non-compliance with its nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament obligations under Article I and VI of the NPT,” it wrote.

According to the mission, it is “extremely shameful!”

It stressed the need not to give Washington any cover for its “outrageous and hypocritical behavior”.

The mission defended Iran’s right to enrich uranium with no limitation, reiterating that no restriction can be imposed on the level of uranium enrichment, so long as it is conducted under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

“Legally, there is no restriction on the level of uranium enrichment, so long as it is conducted under the IAEA’s supervision, as was the case with Iran,” it pointed out.

In another post on Thursday, the mission said that Iran’s entire stockpile of enriched uranium has been under the full supervision of the IAEA and there has been no report of any diversion of the nuclear material.

Iran's strategic patience, resilience outplay US war machine as Trump's desperation deepens

Despite the US Congress’s failure to stop Trump’s unauthorized war against Iran, Tehran’s strategic patience and resilience have outlasted America’s military aggression, naval blockade and economic siege, leaving Washington with no victorious exit.

“… the US exploited the NPT Review Conference and portrayed Iran’s enriched uranium as a danger in order to divert attention from its own violations and those of its allies in the field of nuclear disarmament,” it wrote on X.

The United States and Israel launched their unprovoked war of aggression against Iran on February 28. They assassinated Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and struck nuclear facilities, schools, hospitals and civilian infrastructure.

On April 8, forty days into the war, a Pakistan-brokered temporary ceasefire took effect. Iran and the US held one round of intensive discussions in Islamabad on April 11 aimed at securing a permanent deal but they ended after 21 hours with no breakthrough with Iran citing Washington’s “excessive demands” and insistence on unreasonable positions.

The core dispute over uranium enrichment persists, with the US demanding “zero enrichment” while Iran maintains its right to enrichment for civilian use.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to resume attacks on Iran, specifically targeting power plants and bridges in Iran, if Tehran did not “accept” his terms for a deal, including “reopening” the strategic Strait of Hormuz and handing over its stockpile of enriched uranium.

Iran has so far categorically refused to rejoin the process unless the US lifts the illegal blockade it has imposed on Iranian vessels and ports.

Tehran has also asserted that, as long as the blockade is still in place, it has no intention of reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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