Iran’s march towards nuclear weapons is progressing at an alarming rate.

In an interview with Reuters, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi revealed that Iran has been producing 5-7 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% purity each month, but that figure is now poised to skyrocket to a 90% level that is weapons grade.

“This is a message. This is a clear message that they are responding to what they feel is pressure,” said Grossi. “I think it is very concerning. They were preparing and they have all of these facilities sort of in abeyance and now they are activating them. So we are going to see.”

Equally concerning are emerging reports of the Islamic Republic’s ability to deliver a potential nuclear strike.

On Saturday, state media reported a successful satellite launch using its modified Simorgh rocket. The launch placed a 300-kilogram payload, consisting of telecommunications equipment, into an elliptical orbit ranging from 300 to 410 kilometers above Earth. However, according to the Associated Press, it also carried a Fakhr-1 satellite for Iran’s military, the first time Iran’s civilian program is known to have carried a military payload.

The United States, Israel, and European governments have long warned that Iran’s space program could mask development of ballistic missile technology capable of delivering nuclear warheads. The same rocket systems used to put satellites into orbit can be modified for military purposes, according to defense analysts.

A U.S. intelligence report released Thursday claims that while “Iran is not building a nuclear weapon,” it has “undertaken activities that better position it to produce one, if it so chooses.”

“The Iranian debate over seeking the bomb risks emboldening nuclear weapons advocates within Iran’s decision-making apparatus and shifting the thinking of current and future Iranian elites about the utility of nuclear weapons,” the report warns.

“Iran’s work on space-launch vehicles — including its Simorgh — probably would shorten the timeline to produce an intercontinental ballistic missile, if it decided to develop one, because the systems use similar technologies.”