Iran pulls back on parts of landmark nuclear pact, says it will stockpile excess uranium and heavy water used in reactors
By Tamer El-Ghobashy Tamer El-Ghobashy Baghdad bureau chief focusing on Iraq's politics, security and the fight against the Islamic State Email Bio Follow May 8 at 3:05 AM Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday announced that his country was taking steps to halt its compliance with elements of a landmark nuclear accord, in a move that appeared certain to aggravate tensions with the United States.
“We are ready to negotiate, within the boundaries of JCPOA,” he said referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal. “It is not us who has left the negotiation table.” Iranian women walk past a mural in Tehran on Tuesday, the eve of the first anniversary of U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal. Since withdrawing from the Iran nuclear agreement, the Trump administration has imposed sanctions on purchasers of Iranian oil and designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the Iranian military, as a terrorist group. On Friday, the State Department announced new restrictions on Iran’s civil nuclear program, despite protests by European allies.
Uranium fuel used in power plants only needs to be enriched to a low level, however, when it is enriched to much higher levels it can be used to produce weapons.
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