Economics
Iran Risks Rift With Europe by Breaching Nuclear Deal Limit
- Move raises fears of military action amid standoff with U.S.
- Tensions have been high since U.S. quit nuclear deal last year
Javad Zarif
Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
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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 U.S. could lead to military action.
“As I was informed, Iran has crossed the 300-kilogram cap according to plan,” the Iranian Students’ News Agency 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 after it was abrogated by the U.S.