Iran is enriching uranium to 60% at underground Fordo site

Any hopes of reviving the highly polarized Iran nuclear deal are just about dead now. The Chairman of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization announced Tuesday his country will start enriching uranium at its underground Fordo site to 60%. …

Last week, the IAEA passed a resolution ordering Iran to comply with its investigation into nuclear material at undeclared sites in Iran.

However, the UN has no means of enforcing any orders on Iran. As a response to the order, which Iranian leaders called “politically motivated,” Iran said it will not only enrich uranium to 60% at Fordo, but it would also install newer centrifuges at the site.

Iran already enriched uranium to 60% purity at its other nuclear sites. In July, the IAEA reported Iran had 43 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% purity. If Iran enriched that uranium a little more, it’s enough material for one nuclear weapon.