Is Joe Biden Putting Politics Ahead of Iran Nuke Threat?

This article originally appeared in Newsmax on May 28, 2024

According to a new Wall Street Journal article, the Biden administration is pressing the UK and France to drop its plan to censor Iran at next month’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting over a significant increase in Iran’s production of near-weapon-grade enriched uranium.

According to a recent IAEA report, Iran increased its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium by 20.6 kg to 142.1 kg as of May 11, its highest level to date.

If enriched to weapons grade (90%), this would be enough enriched uranium to fuel about three nuclear weapons.

France and the UK want to censure Iran because this significant increase in enriched uranium production violates Iran’s obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and related agreements with the IAEA.

Read the full op-ed in Newsmax here.