IAEA confirms Iran starts enriching uranium above JCPOA level
Tehran (KNA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has issued a report confirming an earlier announcement by the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi, that Tehran has passed the 3.67% uranium enrichment cap set by a 2015 nuclear deal and reached about 4.5%.
On Monday morning, Kamalvandi broke the news warning that the country's next step in reducing commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal will be stronger.
"Twenty percent is not needed now, but if we want, we will produce it. When we've put aside 3.67% enrichment, we have no obstacle or problem with this action," he added.
Kamalvandi said the European signatories to the nuclear deal should act quickly to fulfill their promises because Iran will continue reducing its commitments to the agreement until it achieves a result.
Later on Monday, the IAEA released its report on the development, corroborating that Iran has enriched uranium beyond a 3.67% purity limit set by the nuclear deal with world powers, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Source: PressTV