Much of Iran's near-bomb-grade uranium likely to be in Isfahan, IAEA's Grossi says
By
Forrest Crellin
March 9, 20262:37 PM EDTUpdated March 9, 2026
Item 1 of 2 A satellite image shows a closer view of the destroyed tunnel entrances at Isfahan missile complex after reported airstrikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran, March 8, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS
[1/2]A satellite image shows a closer view of the destroyed tunnel entrances at Isfahan missile complex after reported airstrikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran, March 8, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS
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- Summary
- Isfahan tunnels appear to have survived military strikes
- Some highly enriched uranium was known to be stored there
- No one has seen signs material has been moved, Grossi says
- IAEA has not had access to bombed sites including Isfahan
PARIS, March 9 (Reuters) - Almost half of Iran's uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, a short step from weapons-grade, was stored in a
tunnel complex at Isfahan and is probably still there, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday.
The tunnel complex is the only target that appears not to have been badly damaged in attacks last June by Israel and the U.S. on Iran's nuclear facilities.
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Diplomats have long said Isfahan has been used to store 60% uranium, which the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed in a report to member states last month, without saying how much was there.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
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