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| Iran steps up uranium enrichment over levels agreed in 2015 landmark deal | Iran steps up uranium enrichment over levels agreed in 2015 landmark deal |
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| Tehran has announced it will step up its uranium enrichment over the 3.6-percent limit set under the 2015 nuclear deal starting Sunday, warning it would further scale down its commitments if its demands are not heard. | Tehran has announced it will step up its uranium enrichment over the 3.6-percent limit set under the 2015 nuclear deal starting Sunday, warning it would further scale down its commitments if its demands are not heard. |
| Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says Iran will increase uranium enrichment to the level needed for the operation of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. Officials earlier said the required level is five percent. | Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says Iran will increase uranium enrichment to the level needed for the operation of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. Officials earlier said the required level is five percent. |
| The allowed level of uranium enrichment for the country under the 2015 nuclear deal (also known as the JCPOA) is 3.6 percent, which is enough for generating power, but far less than the roughly 90 percent needed to produce a nuclear weapon. | The allowed level of uranium enrichment for the country under the 2015 nuclear deal (also known as the JCPOA) is 3.6 percent, which is enough for generating power, but far less than the roughly 90 percent needed to produce a nuclear weapon. |
| Araqchi again criticized his European colleagues for failing to fulfill their commitments under the JCPOA and warned that Tehran will be further stepping away from that agreement every 60 days until the situation changes for the better. | Araqchi again criticized his European colleagues for failing to fulfill their commitments under the JCPOA and warned that Tehran will be further stepping away from that agreement every 60 days until the situation changes for the better. |
| Iran first announced it would speed up production of enriched uranium on May 8, the first anniversary of the US’ unilateral withdrawal from the pact. Despite international outcry last year, Washington stuck to its hardline course and later imposed even more sanctions on Iran. | |
| The White House also demanded that all countries halt purchases of Iranian oil or face sanctions of their own, a step Tehran blasted as “economic war.” Earlier this week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that starting July 7, the country intends to enrich uranium at the level it considers necessary. | |
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