Iran Retains Significant Enriched Uranium Stockpile, Reports Suggest

Iran may retain large parts of its stockpile of enriched uranium according to preliminary intelligence to a number of governments in Europe, writes Financial Times.

» Published: June 26 2025 at 16:57

Iran Retains Significant Enriched Uranium Stockpile, Reports Suggest
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Iran has about 400 kilograms of uranium that has been enriched up to 60 percent, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

How much enriched uranium was found at the nuclear energy facilities bombed by the US is unclear.

But according to intelligence information presented to several European countries, most of the enriched uranium stock was not located at the Fordo facility, which was bombed. The uranium had instead been distributed to a number of different locations, according to two sources with insight for the newspaper.

Iranian officials have also hinted that enriched uranium was moved before the US bombed Fordo, writes FT.

Nothing was moved according to Trump

Previously, Israeli officials with insight have also said that there is evidence that Iran has moved equipment and enriched uranium from Fordo, according to The New York Times.

US President Donald Trump claims that no enriched uranium was moved from Fordo before the bombing.

"Nothing was taken out of the facility", he writes on Truth Social on Thursday.

According to Trump, it would have taken too long and been too dangerous and difficult to move the uranium stock.

Divergent opinions

Opinions are divided on how successful the US bombings of the Iranian nuclear facilities have been.

Iran has admitted that it is a matter of "severe damage".

CNN and other American media have previously - with reference to sources with insight into a classified initial assessment within the Pentagon - reported that neither Iran's stock of enriched uranium nor the centrifuges used for enrichment are considered to have been destroyed in the attacks.

Donald Trump has dismissed that reporting and has previously described the nuclear facilities as "completely destroyed".

US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth described the US bombings on Thursday as a success. He criticized the media for questioning the outcome of the operation.

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