"The initiative that has been undertaken {by Iran} to increase capacities on uranium enrichment remains fully within the bounds of the Vienna agreement. What was announced yesterday remains fully within the framework of the agreement," French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday.
French Foreign Minister added that plans to save the nuclear agreement remain unchanged.
Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), announced yesterday that the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran had notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of its plans to boost uranium enrichment capacity a day after Iran's Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei ordered officials to get prepared to increase enrichment if the nuclear deal falls apart.
In its' previous report, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved Iran’s full compliance with its commitments within the framework of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
US President Donald Trump officially declared America's withdrawal from the JCPOA on 8 May 2018.
Tehran has said it would make a decision on its future role in the nuclear agreement in the coming weeks following negotiations with the other signatories to the deal.
EU powers have scrambled to save the JCPOA and protect their businesses in Iran, after re-imposition of US sanctions.