00:00Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons grade levels,
00:08a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency has revealed.
00:14The report comes at a sensitive time, as the U.S. administration seeks to reach a deal with Tehran to limit its nuclear program.
00:23The two sides have held several rounds of talks, so far without an agreement.
00:30The U.N. agency issued a stern warning, saying Iran is now the only non-nuclear weapon state to produce such material,
00:38something they said was of serious concern.
00:44Iran maintains that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only,
00:49but watchdogs warned Tehran has enough enriched uranium to make several nuclear bombs if it chose to do so.
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