Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to international organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharib-Abadi

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to international organizations in Vienna, pointed to the release of a new IAEA report on the verification of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying that the IAEA's supervision and verification continues in Iran.

Iran PressEurope: Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Kazem Gharib-Abadi said: "The report reaffirms that the IAEA's verification activities on the JCPOA have been ongoing since January 16, 2016."

"The report also adds that Iran's activities related to UF6 enrichment at Fordow have continued and Iran's enrichment level is up to 4.5 percent," he added.

Iran's Permanent Representative also highlighted that according to the report, Iran's reserves of enriched uranium have been declared at 1020.9 kg as of February 19 of this year. The IAEA report also acknowledges that Iran has also installed new centrifuges on its own announcement.

Gharib-Abadi also noted that the report emphasizes that Iran continues to voluntarily and temporarily implement the 'Additional Protocol' and verification the non-diversion of declared materials and activities in Iran is ongoing.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced today in its latest report that Iran's enriched reserves are fivefold the limit set by the nuclear deal.

According to the agency's report, Iran's enriched uranium reserves amounted to 1021 kg, well above the agreed-upon ceiling of 201.8 kg in the JCPOA.

The report stated that in addition to the reserves, the level of uranium enriched by Iran is well beyond the agreement reached in JCPOA.

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