Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 9 May 2025.
Jonathan Pearce
Labour, High Peak
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the time taken for Iran to construct a nuclear weapon.
Hamish Falconer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We are carefully monitoring Iran's nuclear programme and call on Iran to halt and reverse its nuclear escalation. In March, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that Iran has increased its enriched uranium stockpile and enrichment capacity, far beyond the limits imposed by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Iran has expanded its stockpile of High Enriched Uranium. While we remain committed to a diplomatic solution, the extent of Iran's enrichment activities is unprecedented for a state without nuclear weapons, and has no credible civilian justification.
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