The European Union and the United States added new sanctions against Iran on Friday after its repeated supplies of weaponry to Russia and terror groups in the Middle East.
The US spends an estimated $1 billion each year on uranium from Russia.
Iran says its aims are entirely peaceful and it has the right to enrich to high levels for civil purposes.
IAEA chief Grossi has expressed growing concerns over Iran's nuclear safety protocols in place.
Under a defunct 2015 agreement with world powers, Iran can enrich uranium only to 3.67%.
American physicist David Albright stated that “Iran could also immediately start preparatory work on transforming the weapon-grade uranium into nuclear weapon components.
One of the officials said that the coming aid package will be worth between $240 million and $375 million depending on what is included.
After Washington ditched the nuclear deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions, Tehran began to violate the nuclear curbs set out in the pact.
Yair Lapid warned that letting Saudi Arabia enrich uranium in exchange for normalization with Israel would endanger the security of the Jewish state.
Iran’s progress in its nuclear program is a growing concern, with violations of the nuclear agreement and a significant increase in its enriched uranium stockpile
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