Nuclear Programme: Iran Still Adheres To Deal Despite Exit Plans — IAEA Report - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
May 31, 2019
Iran’snuclear programme has not expanded beyond the limits of the 2015 agreement withmajor powers, in spite of Tehran’s announcement that it will gradually withdrawfrom the deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency,IAEA said on Friday inVienna.
Inearly May, the Islamic Republic announced that it would no longer respect thethresholds for two substances that can be used for civilian purposes as well asfor making nuclear warheads.
Accordingto the report, Iran’s enriched uranium and heavy water stocks are still belowthe amounts that were agreed with the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Russianand China.
IranianPresident Hassan Rowhani announced his country’s gradual exit from the deal onMay 8, in response to Washington’s withdrawal from the pact, announced by U.S.President Donald Trump one year earlier.
Rowhanihas given major powers until early July to lift oil and banking sanctions thatthe U.S. revived as it pulled out of the nuclear deal, which is meant toprevent an Iranian nuclear arsenal.
Ifthe punitive measures stay in place, Tehran is threatening to enrich uranium tohigher purity grades.