With No Reason Left to Comply, Iran Prepares to Begin Uranium Enrichment

The US decision to pull out from the deal was not an element of a well-defined policy. There was no plan B.

Peter Korzun
By Peter Korzun
iran nuclear deal

Iran has launched preparations to boost its uranium enriching capacity. The decision is the result of the United States’ withdrawal from the nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JPCOA). Tehran has begun work on infrastructure to build advanced centrifuges at its Natanz facility. It also plans to secure nuclear fuel for the

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US: Iran Deal Won’t Mean Immediate Sanctions Relief

Iran sees US claims as contrary to framework deal and says real peace can’t be achieved unless sanctions are lifted.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz

US State Department officials today insisted that the promised sanctions relief to Iran as part of the nuclear deal is going to be phased, with most of the relief awaiting formal US verification of Iranian compliance. That is a problem for Iranian officials, who note that their requirements under the framework are not phased, and that they don’t

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