Nuclear accord on the brink of collapse as Iran breaches limits on enriched uranium
The move is likely to escalate already heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf, as Europe scrambles ‘to find a band aid’ to keep the nuclear deal alive
01 July 2019 - 17:36
Dubai — Iran said it had exceeded limits set on its enriched-uranium stockpile, a move that risks the collapse of the 2015 nuclear accord and raises concerns that a standoff with the US could lead to military action.
“As I was informed, Iran has crossed the 300kg cap according to plan,” the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) cited foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying. “We have clearly expressed what we are doing and will act upon it,” he said, saying the step was in line with Iran’s rights under the agreement...
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