IAEA says Iran could be enriching uranium within months

The head of the United Nation's nuclear watchdog says, Iran could be enriching uranium again "in a matter of months."

The comments contradict U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks that Iran's nuclear ambitions had been set back decades after the U.S. attacks.

Lee Seung-jae has more.

Iran could begin uranium enrichment again soon, despite the recent U.S. bombardment of its nuclear facilities.

That's according to Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in a CBS News interview on Saturday.

Grossi said that Iran has retained the capacity to resume parts of its nuclear program sooner than many expected, saying that the country could be enriching uranium "in a matter of months."

That contradicts U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claims that Iran's nuclear ambitions had been set back decades following a U.S. bombing mission on June 22nd.

Trump said that the attack, dubbed "Operation Midnight Hammer," obliterated Iran's underground enrichment facilities.

However, Grossi believes some are still standing.

He also raised concerns over the location of an estimated 408-point-6 kilograms of uranium, enriched to 60 percent purity.

Grossi says, while some may have been destroyed by the U.S. attacks, some of the uranium could have been moved.

Meanwhile, in a Fox News interview aired on Sunday, Trump said he may lift sanctions on Iran, if they demonstrate peaceful behavior and cooperate with Washington.

The U.S. president said if Iran is "not going to do any more harm," he would "take the sanctions off."

He stressed that adding sanctions relief "would make a big difference" for Tehran.

Trump also rejected claims that Iran moved the enriched uranium before the U.S. strikes, citing the material's weight and logistical challenges.

Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.