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Ever hear of the IAEA ?...400kgs of 60%

A day before Israel’s strikes, a quarterly report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found that Iran had amassed 400 kilograms of 60 percent enriched uranium, a stockpile that “remains a matter of serious concern,” according to the agency tasked with monitoring Tehran’s nuclear program.

The report was the first time since 2005 that the IAEA board of governors had found Iran in violation of its non-proliferation pledges.

“The first time in 20 years that you find someone to be in breach, it is a big deal and it should be very concerning,” Williams said.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5355926-iran-nuclear-threat-israel-strikes/

For nuclear power purposes you only need 3 to 5% enrichment

Technically, a nuclear weapon can be made with as little as 20 per cent uranium-235 (known as “highly enriched uranium”), but the more the uranium is enriched, the smaller and lighter the weapon can be. Countries with nuclear weapons tend to use about 90 per cent enriched, “weapons-grade” uranium.

According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran has enriched large quantities of uranium to 60 per cent. It’s actually easier to go from an enrichment of 60 per cent to 90 per cent than it is to get to that initial 60 per cent. That’s because there’s less and less uranium-238 to get rid of.

This is why Iran is considered to be at extreme risk of producing nuclear weapons and why centrifuge technology for enrichment is kept secret.

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/science-technology/what-is-uranium-enrichment-and-how-is-it-used-for-nuclear-bombs-a-scientist-explains