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struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
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Analysts suggest Moscow could potentially take custody of Iran’s uranium enriched to 60% purity — a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%.
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Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Western powers say Iran is refining uranium to a high degree of fissile purity beyond what is justifiable for a civilian energy programme and close to the level suitable for an atomic bomb.
—Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran is enriching uranium to 60% purity, just below weapons-grade, and has stockpiled over 18,000 pounds of it.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
April 16, 2021 — Iran begins enriching uranium up to 60% — its highest purity ever and a technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%.
Feb. 24, 2022 – Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Associated Press, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Western powers say Iran is refining uranium to a high degree of fissile purity beyond what is justifiable for a civilian energy programme and close to the level suitable for an atomic bomb.
—Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran is enriching uranium to 60% purity, just below weapons-grade, and has stockpiled over 18,000 pounds of it.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
April 16, 2021 — Iran begins enriching uranium up to 60% — its highest purity ever and a technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%.
Feb. 24, 2022 – Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Associated Press, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purity. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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purity
noun
pu·ri·ty
ˈpyu̇r-ət-ē 
1
: the quality or state of being pure : freedom from impurities
2
: freedom from guilt or sin
Medical Definition
purity
noun
pu·ri·ty
ˈpyu̇r-ət-ē
: the quality or state of being pure
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