Iran begins enriching uranium above nuclear deal limit
Iran is starting to enrich uranium at levels higher than those stipulated in the nuclear deal, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
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| Iran's Arak heavy water nuclear reactor. Photo: Far. |
"We are about to cross the 3.67% threshold," Araghchi said at a joint meeting of Iranian government members and the representative of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behruz Kamalvandi.
According to Mr. Kamalvandi, uranium enrichment could begin on Monday (July 8), with only a few technical details left to be resolved.
At the same time, Tehran gave the countries participating in the deal 60 days to address Iran's claims about the deal.
“If these opportunities are not used, there can be no doubt that after every 60-day period, we will continue to reduce our commitments,” Mr. Araghchi said.
