Iran announced it
will breach on 27
June the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium that
was set under a 2015
nuclear deal with world powers. The Country had quadrupled
production of the material, which is used to make reactor fuel and potentially
nuclear weapons. This is because of the sacntions levied by the US government.
The US has accused Iran of nuclear
extortion.
Iran urged European countries to act by
protecting Iran from reinstated US sanctions. The UK, France and Germany have
warned Iran not to violate the 2015 deal. The European countries have previously
said they will have no choice but to reimpose their own sanctions, which were
lifted in return for limits on the Iranian
nuclear programme.
About
2015 Iran nuclear deal:
♦ Iran nuclear deal also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA)
♦ In 2015, Iran agreed a long-term deal on its
nuclear programme with the P5+1 group of world powers –the US, UK, France, China, Russia and
Germany.
♦ Under the deal, Tehran acceded to a 10-year restriction on nuclear
production.
♦ As of May 2018, there was broad consensus that
Iran has abided by the agreement.
♦ On May 8, 2018, United States President Donald
Trump announced the United
States was withdrawing from the deal.
