Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile has passed the 300-kilogram limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Monday.
The agency attributed its report to an unnamed source, who said U.N. inspectors had recently weighed Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium. Iran had recently quadrupled its production of low-enriched uranium to be on pace to break one of the deal’s terms.
Iran has vowed to begin enriching its stockpile of uranium to higher levels closer to weapons grade later this month if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for the nuclear accord following the U.S. decision to withdraw from the agreement and restore crippling sanctions. European countries opposed the U.S. withdrawal and have repeatedly urged Iran to abide by the deal.
The unraveling of the landmark nuclear agreement comes amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf, where Iranian forces shot down a U.S. drone last month. The U.S. said the drone was in international airspace while Iran insisted it veered across its border.
The crisis stems from President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear accord and his policy of exerting maximum pressure on Iran to force it to change its policies in the region.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated that his country would not bow to foreign pressure, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Monday.
“Today, Iran has to stand against U.S. economic sanctions through domestic production and relying on national potentials,” he said, without making any reference to the nuclear program.
(AP)
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So, producing 299-kilogram of enriched uranium with OK with Obama and Democrats? It is obvious the whole Iran nukes agreement was a dangerous treason committed by Obama administration from the start. Nobody should be making any agreements with the state that is officially listed by State Department as a biggest sponsor of international terrorism,. Obama and John Kerry should be put in shackles behind iron bars and Trump should be awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
Yet another great result of Trump’s Iran (lack of) policy. Attacks on oil tankers, attacks on US drones., uranium enrichment. Trump has no end game. He ripped up a functioning deal and has nothing to replace it with.
As far as making agreements with state sponsors of terror Trump has no problem calling it an honor to travel to North Korea for his great friendship with Kim. North Korea is a state sponsor of terror.
crazykanoiy, as always you never fail to prove yourself to be a total moron. Trump is trying to de-nuke Norks and keeping crippling sanctions in place, unlike your deity Obama who permitted Iran to continue with their plans to nuke Israel and rewarded them with $150B and by removing all economic sanctions.