The Iranian government moved Friday to break another commitment it made under the nuclear deal as it struggles under U.S. economic sanctions reimposed after Pres. Trump withdrew from the historic accord.
The Iranian government moved Friday to break another commitment it made under the nuclear deal as it struggles under U.S. economic sanctions reimposed after President Donald Trump withdrew from the historic accord.
Iran is set to begin work on advanced centrifuges that will enrich uranium faster and to halt other caps on its nuclear research and development, according to state run news agency IRNA. Those breaches of its commitment under the nuclear deal follow two previous actions -- stockpiling a greater amount of enriched uranium above 300 kilograms and enriching uranium above 3.67 percent -- the limits set by the accord.
The deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, granted Iran sanctions relief and promised economic benefit in exchange for limits on its nuclear program and international inspections. But since Trump withdrew and reimposed sanctions at"maximum pressure," especially targeting Iran's critical oil industry, Iran began ending its commitments to pressure Europe to make up the difference financially.
The European Union expressed"great concern [with] the announcement," per spokesperson Maja Kocijancic, who urged"Iran to reverse all activities that are inconsistent with its commitments... [and] refrain from any further measures that undermine the preservation and full implementation of the nuclear deal," according to the Associated Press.
That seemed to counter what senior advisers like Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton have said, laying out a long list of demands for Iran in any new deal with the U.S. That possibility seemed to fade this week, after U.S. special envoy for Iran Brian Hook said more sanctions would be coming and they"need to see some progress" on those demands first.
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