Iranian state media has confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during the strikes the United States and Israel conducted on the country. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports from the White House on what impact the leader's death could have on the country and region.
First of all, they were enriching uranium openly, not covertly, with IAEE monitoring their every move. Unlike Israel which has undeclared and never inspected nuclear arsenal.
Second, enriching uranium has non-military uses like nuclear medicine (at which Iran is actually a global leader btw).
And third, well, it’s easier to get 90% enriched uranium from 60% than it is from zero, in case the ruling changes.