TEHRAN (Halbeeg News) – Iran has announced the resumption of the high-level enrichment of uranium if world powers do not keep their promises under a 2015 nuclear agreement.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the remaining signatories like UK, France, Germany, China, and Russia had 60 days to implement their promises to protect Iran’s oil and banking sector from US sanctions.
He also announced that Iran would roll back some of its commitments under the deal.
Under the deal, signed in Vienna, Iran scaled back its uranium enrichment programme and promised not to pursue nuclear weapons.
The latest move came a year to the date United States President Donald Trump withdrew his country from the agreement.
Since, the US has restored crippling economic sanctions on Iran, even as Tehran continued to abide by the accord, according to UN inspectors.
Here’s a round-up of statements from around the world:
China, Russia, and Israel among first countries to react to Tehran’s decision to lift the cap on uranium enrichment.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the situation surrounding the fate of the 2015 Iran nuclear accord has been complicated by “irresponsible behavior” of Washington.
China called on all parties to uphold the Iranian nuclear accord after Tehran said it would end curbs on its uranium enrichment stockpile unless other powers helped it bypass renewed US sanctions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed not to allow Iran to acquire nuclear arms after Tehran’s announcement.
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