Iran: uranium enrichment at higher level than before nuclear deal

Islamic republic continues to scale back commitments in nuclear deal amid European appeal to dispute resolution mechanism, looming UN sanctions
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Iran is now enriching more uranium than Tehran did before it agreed to a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday in a televised speech.
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    • "We are enriching more uranium [than] before the deal was reached ... Pressure has increased on Iran but we continue to progress," Rouhani said.
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    נשיא איראן חסן רוחאני     נשיא איראן חסן רוחאני
    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
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    Iran has gradually scaled back its commitments under the nuclear deal in retaliation to U.S. withdrawal from the pact in 2018 and its reimposition of sanctions that have crippled the country's economy.
    Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused three European states earlier Thursday of succumbing to Washington's threats when they triggered a dispute mechanism in the nuclear pact, a step that could lead to the reimposition of United Nations sanctions.
    The pact, or JCPOA, was agreed in 2015 between Tehran and world powers. U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018 and imposed stringent U.S. sanctions on Iran, telling Tehran he wanted a new broader deal on nuclear and other issues.
    "Appeasement confirmed. E3 sold out remnants of #JCPOA to avoid new Trump tariffs. It won't work, my friends. You only whet his appetite. Remember your high school bully?" Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter.
    The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the Trump administration had threatened to impose a 25% tariff on European automobile imports if Britain, France and Germany did not formally accuse Iran of breaking the 2015 nuclear deal.
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    To #2 Mack Bealach - The Western Islamic revolution
    Currently, Corbyn and Sanders are the harbingers of an eerie future. Apparently, right-wing parties rule in the most relevant countries of the Western world, such as the USA, UK and France. Also apparently, the left parties are mired in a muddy swamp, from which they expect to leave through three convergent maneuvers. The first is radicalizing their speech to the left. The second devising subtle anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic slogans to entice the Muslim electorate, which is usually the most economically disadvantaged collective. The third is favoring the immigration of millions of people from Muslim nations. Leftist are keenly aware that only with the support of a strong Islamic electorate will they return to power.
    Emery Kirklicht| 01.18.20
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    The Avenue of Good Luck
    It is not worthwhile for Iranian clergy to accelerate their nuclear program. Only ten months left before Sanders, the American Jeremy Corbyn, wins the presidential election. As soon as that happens, the world we have known since Obama's fall, peace be upon him, will change completely, and Iran, along with Europe, will be one of the most favored countries with change. With Sanders and Ilhan Omar at the helm, nobody will have to worry about Israel—nevermore!
    Mack Bealach| 01.16.20
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    Iranian uranium enrichment, 2020.
    Kill or arrest these criminals from Iran. They are not only a danger to their own Iranian/persian people. They also commit terror to the rest of the world/humankind.
    SJOERD VAN DER VELDE| 01.16.20
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