Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium stock grew before Israeli attack, IAEA says

Iran’s stock of uranium enriched to up to 60 percent purity, close to weapons grade, increased slightly before Israel attacked its nuclear facilities on June 13, a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog seen on Wednesday.

On June 13, Iran’s stock of uranium enriched to up to 60 percent in uranium hexafluoride form, which can be enriched in centrifuges, is estimated to have been 440.9 kg, the International Atomic Energy Agency report said. That is enough, if enriched further, for 10 nuclear bombs, according to an IAEA yardstick.