Iran could enrich uranium to weapons-grade if attacked

Iranian parliamentary spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei on Tuesday said that the country could enrich uranium ⁠up to 90 per cent purity, a level considered weapons-grade, if ⁠Iran is attacked again.

In a post on X Rezaei said, "One of ‌Iran's options in ​the event of another attack could be 90 percent enrichment. We will review it in the parliament."

US President Donald Trump on Monday had said that an ongoing ceasefire between the US and Iran ⁠was ‌on "life support" after dismissing an Iranian proposal.

In June 2025, Trump had said that Iran's nuclear ⁠facilities were "obliterated" by US and Israeli strikes during a 12-day ‌war, severely limiting Iran's capacity to ‌enrich uranium.

The fate of around 400 kg of ‌uranium enriched to 60 per cent, a ‌short technical step from roughly 90 per cent weapons-grade material, remains unclear.

US intelligence assessments suggest Tehran's nuclear programme will not be significantly ⁠impeded ⁠unless that highly enriched uranium (HEU) stockpile is removed or destroyed.

The nuclear issue has been a key point of contention in talks between the US and Iran to end the conflict that began in late February.

Tehran ​wants nuclear topics discussed at a later ​stage, while Washington ​insists Iran should move its highly enriched uranium stockpile abroad ​and renounce domestic enrichment.

(With agency inputs)