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February 24, 2023

Iran Acknowledges Enriching Uranium to Near Weapons-Grade Purity
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Iran has acknowledged it has enriched uranium to 84% purity for the
first time - just below the weapons-grade level of 90%. But an Iranian
nuclear official dismissed the idea it was part of a weapons program,
saying it was a temporary side effect of producing 60% purity uranium,
and calling such accusations a "conspiracy" against Tehran. Israel's
far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already threatened
possible military action against Iran.


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