ALBAWABA - Despite the close peace deal between Iran and the United States, reports revealed that Tehran is enriching its uranium in unannounced, secret sites.
According to Washington, as per the expected deal, Iran is requested to stop its nuclear program, as it won't be able to develop a nuclear weapon, in addition to other conditions like the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the passage of ships.
Iran is enriching uranium in secret, underground sites
Informed Western sources revealed that international demands to compel Iran to disclose its uranium stockpile and send UN inspectors to verify it coincided with information monitored by the United States and European countries indicating the possibility of Tehran conducting secret "experimental" enrichment operations at undeclared sites.
Sources told Erem News that these centers, according to the information, are located within oil refining and petrochemical production facilities in the cities of Abadan, Bushehr, and Kahrizak.
A poster of the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is displayed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hold a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Photo by ANDREW HARNIK / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
The sites where they enrich uranium are surrounded by tight security measures, buried in deep underground tunnels, and lack safety standards and hazardous waste disposal procedures. Furthermore, some are located near residential areas.
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved a US-backed resolution demanding that Iran declare its remaining stockpiles of enriched uranium and allow inspectors to verify them.
A German government source familiar with the Iranian nuclear file says there are concerns that Tehran is secretly enriching new quantities of uranium, either at sites that were rehabilitated after being bombed in June 2015 or at other facilities.
The source indicated that Western countries have received information about Iran's "program" to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium above 60 percent, while maintaining its publicly acknowledged stockpile of 441 kilograms.
