Pakistan, May 15 -- The head of US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said Iran possessed uranium enriched up to 60 percent before the outbreak of its recent conflict with the United States and Israel.

Speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Admiral Brad Cooper confirmed that Iran had uranium enriched to 60 percent, a level widely considered close to weapons-grade material. Responding to lawmakers, Cooper said Iran had reached that threshold prior to the war.

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He noted that uranium enriched to 60 percent has no known civilian use and argued that military actions by the United States and Israel had increased the time Iran would require to poten...