Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions between Tehran and Washington rise after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, a report by the United Nations’

Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium has sharply expanded since November, a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday, showing the country now has 274.8 kilograms of

According to the IAEA, approximately 42 kilograms of 60 per cent enriched uranium is theoretically enough to produce one atomic bomb, if enriched further to 90 per cent.

The report from the International Atomic Energy Agency comes amid growing concerns that Iran may pursue a nuclear weapon.

Iran's stock of uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, close to the roughly 90% of weapons grade, has jumped since Iran announced a dramatic acceleration in enrichment in December, a quarterly U.N. nuclear watchdog report showed on Wednesday.

Iran has sharply increased its stockpile of a critical raw material for atomic weapons, according to a confidential U.N. report.

A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) cautioned that the Islamic Republic of Iran is producing a large amount of uranium that could be used in six atomic bombs.