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Iran Is About To Exceed Uranium Limits. Is The Nuclear Deal Dying?

As soon as Thursday, Iran is expected to surpass a key limit set in place by the 2015 nuclear agreement. It could spell the end of the deal.

Iran is on the verge of crossing a key line included in the nuclear deal it reached with the U.S. and other powers in 2015. As soon as Thursday, it's expected to announce that its uranium stockpiles have exceeded limits set by the deal.

"I think it's a major bridge for them to go across," says , president of the Institute for Science and International Security, which monitors Iran's nuclear program. Albright and other experts

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