Undeclared change to uranium enrichment centrifuges is inconsistent with Iran's obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). This was stated by Germany, France, Great Britain and the United States. A joint statement on the latest IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program was published by the press service of the German Foreign Ministry.

“We, the Governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, take note of the report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that Iran has made significant changes to the configuration of some of its centrifuges without notifying the Agency in advance. These centrifuges produce highly enriched uranium up to 60% and are located at the Fordow uranium enrichment plant,” the statement said..

“As stated by the Agency, this change without notice is contrary to Iran's obligations under the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement required by the NPT. The lack of the required reporting undermines the Agency's ability to maintain timely detection of irregularities at Iran's nuclear facilities,” Western countries added, noting that the recent announcement of reconfiguration of centrifuge cascades highlights the need for Iran to fulfill all of its reporting obligations..

" We evaluate Iran's actions on the basis of impartial and objective IAEA reports, not on the basis of Iran's intentions. We recall that Iran's production of highly enriched uranium at the Fordow plant carries significant nuclear proliferation risks and has no credible civilian justification."

Western countries have also stressed that Iran's actions are even more worrying as it halted its transparency and verification obligations under the nuclear treaty, including its Additional Protocol, for nearly two years.. Iran has also so far not provided a single convincing answer to the IAEA's questions in the investigation, despite the adoption of two resolutions on the issue by the IAEA Board of Governors last year..

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Earlier it was reported that inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, who arrived without warning at one of Iran's nuclear facilities, found, in their opinion, significant changes made without the consent of the IAEA.

Since the end of 2022, the plant has been producing uranium with a purity of up to 60%. Earlier, the head of the IAEA has already noted that Iran is approaching the 90% enrichment level, which will allow the development of nuclear weapons..

In January, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that his country could withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty amid plans by the European Parliament to list the state as a terrorist organization..