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Iran announces new breach of nuclear deal

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According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA / IAEO), Iran has announced further violations of the international nuclear agreement. The international atomic energy organization announced yesterday that the country had declared its intention to enrich uranium up to a degree of 20 percent in a letter. When the process should begin was not stated in the letter.

The 2015 nuclear pact stipulates that Iran may enrich uranium up to a maximum of 3.67 percent. However, after US President Donald Trump unilaterally terminated the agreement – also against the will of the European contracting parties – Iran began to gradually write back its obligations from 2019 and enrich uranium to 4.5 percent. Weapons-grade uranium must be enriched up to 90 percent.