Iran Makes More 20 Percent Enriched Uranium Than Watchdog Reported

Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran in a file photo released on Nov. 5, 2019. Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran has produced more than 120 kilograms (265 pounds) of 20 percent enriched uranium, the country’s nuclear chief said, far more than what the U.N. nuclear watchdog reported last month.

Mohammad Eslami said in an interview with state TV late Saturday that under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the other signatories were to provide Iran with 20 percent enriched uranium needed for its reactor.