Iran Press/Iran news: revelations came after the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Behrouz Kamalvandi, said on June 26, the country’s stockpile of the 3.67%-enriched uranium would surpass 300 kg in a ten-day period from June 27, Fars News Agency reported.
The Iranian officials have said in recent days that the Islamic Republic is on track to pass the enriched uranium limit, which was set under its nuclear deal after remaining signatories to the pact failed to meet Tehran’s demands to be shielded from US sanctions.
"This is based on the Articles 26 and 36 of the (nuclear deal), and will be reversed once other parties live up to their commitments," Kamalvandi said on June 26.
Iran may also increase uranium enrichment to up to 20 percent for use in local reactors, he said. The 2015 nuclear accord caps the level of purity to which Iran can enrich uranium at 3.67%.
In May, Iran scaled back some commitments under the deal and warned that in 60 days it would resume refining uranium to a higher fissile degree if Europe failed to shield its trade from US sanctions.
According to an informed report, Iran will definitely take the next step to reduce certain commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the results of the latest JCPOA joint commission meeting in Vienna don't meet Iran's interests.
A June 28 meeting of the JCPOA joint commission in Austria gave rise to speculation that Iran may refrain from or postpone scaling down its commitments to the nuclear deal following promising signs that the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) may ease Tehran’s foreign trade ties.
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