By April 2025, Iran may have 10 nuclear warheads in its arsenal, ready for potential use against opponents. This was reported by the British newspaper The Times with reference to the former deputy general director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Olli Heinonen. a more favorable position in the negotiations," he told the publication. Heinonen also claimed that the rockets fired by Iran at Israel on the night of October 1 could be used in the future as means of delivering nuclear warheads.
The expert previously visited Iran's nuclear facilities several times as part of IAEA monitoring missions and communicated with high-ranking Iranian officials in the nuclear sector, the newspaper explains. the authorities of the Islamic Republic will limit themselves to using it as a "trump and threat" in the negotiation process. Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that his country does not seek to create nuclear weapons, but, on the contrary, is ready to fully return to fulfilling its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). , Germany, China, Russia, USA and France. The conclusion of this treaty marked the end of the crisis that began in 2004, when Western countries accused Iran of developing nuclear weapons and imposed sanctions. In 2018, President Donald Trump decided to withdraw the United States from the treaty.
US President Joe Biden has repeatedly signaled his readiness to return Washington to the nuclear deal. Since April 2021, Russia, Great Britain, Germany, China, the United States and France have been negotiating with Iran to restore the SVPD in its original form. On November 10, 2022, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated that the next round of negotiations in Vienna ended without results.
