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| Iran rolls back nuclear deal commitments | Iran rolls back nuclear deal commitments |
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| Iran has declared it will no longer abide by any of the restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal. | |
| In a statement it said it would no longer observe limitations on its capacity for enrichment, the level of enrichment, the stock of enriched material, or research and development. | In a statement it said it would no longer observe limitations on its capacity for enrichment, the level of enrichment, the stock of enriched material, or research and development. |
| The statement came after a meeting of the Iranian cabinet in Tehran. | The statement came after a meeting of the Iranian cabinet in Tehran. |
| It comes amid heightened tensions over the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by the US in Baghdad. | It comes amid heightened tensions over the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by the US in Baghdad. |
| Hundreds of thousands turned out in Iran on Sunday to give Soleimani a hero's welcome ahead of his funeral on Tuesday. | |
| Under the 2015 accord, Iran agreed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities and allow in international inspectors in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. | Under the 2015 accord, Iran agreed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities and allow in international inspectors in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. |
| US President Donald Trump abandoned it in 2018, saying he wanted to force Iran to negotiate a new deal that would place indefinite curbs on its nuclear programme and also halt its development of ballistic missiles. | US President Donald Trump abandoned it in 2018, saying he wanted to force Iran to negotiate a new deal that would place indefinite curbs on its nuclear programme and also halt its development of ballistic missiles. |
| Iran refused and had since been gradually rolling back its commitments under the agreement. | |
| Earlier on Sunday, Iraqi MPs passed a non-binding resolution calling for foreign troops to leave the country after the killing of Soleimani in a drone strike at Baghdad airport on Friday. | Earlier on Sunday, Iraqi MPs passed a non-binding resolution calling for foreign troops to leave the country after the killing of Soleimani in a drone strike at Baghdad airport on Friday. |
| About 5,000 US soldiers are in Iraq as part of the international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group. | |
| The coalition paused operations against IS in Iraq just before Sunday's vote. | The coalition paused operations against IS in Iraq just before Sunday's vote. |
| What did Iran say? | |
| A statement broadcast on state TV said the country would no longer respect any limits laid down in the 2015 deal. | |
| "Iran will continue its nuclear enrichment with no limitations and based on its technical needs," the statement said. | |
| It did not, however, say that Iran was withdrawing from the agreement and it added that Iran would continue to co-operate with the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA. | |
| The statement added that Iran was ready to return to its commitments once it enjoyed the benefits of the agreement. | |
| Correspondents say this is a reference to its inability to sell oil and have access to its income under US sanctions. | |
| Iran has always insisted that its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. | |
| The other parties to the 2015 deal - the UK, France, Germany, China and Russia - have tried to keep the agreement alive. But the sanctions caused Iran's oil exports to collapse and the value of its currency to plummet, and sent its inflation rate soaring. |