Tehran could return to enrich Uranium in a few months. Aiea launches the alarm, while an fatwa comes from Iran against the “enemies of God” Trump and Netanyahu
In a phone call with the Minister of Saudi defense, Khalid Bin Salman Bin Abdulazizthe new Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Abolrahim MousavI, raised doubts about the cessation of the fire with Israel. “It wasn’t us who started the war, but we responded to the aggression by force,” said Mousavi. “Since we are not sure that the enemy will keep his commitments, including the ceasefire, we are ready to react firmly to any new provocation,” he added. Nonetheless the recent Israeli bombings and subsequent US attacks against Iranian nuclear infrastructures, Tehran could return to enrich Uranium “within a few months”, second Rafael Grossigeneral manager of the International Agency for Atomic Energy (AIEA).
In an interview with “CBS News”, whose transcription was published on Saturday, Big He specified that some Iranian nuclear plants have undergone damage, but “others are still operational”. He explained: “Some or less, some centrifugal chains for the production of enriched uranium could put back into operation.” On June 13, Israel He kicked off an offensive against Iranian nuclear and military sites, stating that the intent was to block the atomic program of the Islamic Republic. The United States subsequently participated in the action by hitting three strategic installations related to Iranian nuclear development. One of the main concerns for the international community and in particular of Israel, the amount of uranium highly enriched currently in possession of Iran, estimated remains in 408.6 kg. This material, enriched at 60%, It far exceeds the limits for civil use and, if brought to higher levels, it could theoretically be enough for the production of over nine nuclear newspapers.
Grossi admitted to CBS: “We are not certain about the current location of this material.” And he added: «One part may have been destroyed in attacks, but another may have been transferred elsewhere. It is therefore urgent to clarify. ” Iranian Parliament approved the suspension of cooperation with AIEA and Tehran has refused the request for big to inspect the affected sites, in particular the enrichment system of Fordow. The Director of the AIEA reiterated: «We need checks. We have to know what is there, where it is and what damage have really been inflicted ». In the meantime, the German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul He sentenced the threats to the AIEA staff, including Grossi. “The intimidation from Iran are alarming and must cease immediately. I invite Tehran to ensure the security of the Aiea team and to collaborate fully with the organization », wrote in an X post.
Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchihe recognized on Thursday that the Israeli bombings inflicted “serious damage” to Iranian nuclear installations during the recent conflict that lasted twelve days. “The technicians of the Iranian organization for atomic energy are leading an in -depth evaluation,” he declared to the state television.Araghchi He underlined the political relevance of the issue, affirming: “The request for compensation for the damages suffered is now an integral part of the country’s diplomatic agenda”. He added: “The damage is serious and are currently subject to technical analysis and political decisions”. The words of the minister seem to confirm the previous statements by the President of the United States, Donald Trumpaccording to which the US raids in support of Israel have “destroyed” most of the Iranian nuclear plants.
The great Ayatollah Shirazi launches a fatwa against Trump and Netanyahu: “Enemies of God”
In a verbal escalation that follows the recent conflict of twelve days between the United States, Iran and Israel, the great Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi – a prominent figure of the Iranian Shiite clergy – he pronounced one fatwa in which he accuses the American president Donald Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be “enemies of God” And “Mohareb», Term that, in Islamic jurisprudence, indicates who opposes Allah. The news was released by New York Sun. The religious decree, which has legal value according to the sharia, urges Muslims around the world to oppose the two leaders, held responsible for attacking the unity of the Umma and to the Islamic spiritual authority. According to the Iranian law, those who are labeled as Mohareb can face extremely hard punishments, including death sentence, crucifixion, amputation of arts or expulsion. In the document, Shirazi It invokes the application of exemplary penalties against Trump and Netanyahu, hoping for their “execution or crucifixion” and soliciting the faithful to act to achieve this goal. The decree also provides for sanctions for anyone who helps or collaborate with them: among these, the amputation of the right hand and left foot or forced exile. There fatwa represents further stiffening of the political and religious language employed by the Iranian Shiite authorities against the declared enemies of the Islamic Republic and could contribute to further increase the tensions already high between Tehran, Washington And Jerusalem.