Iran's Uranium Enrichment Breaks Nuclear Deal Limit. Here's What That Means
The move signals that Iran is losing patience with the 2015 agreement after the U.S. blocked the economic relief promised.
Iran has crossed another line set in the 2015 nuclear deal between it and major world powers.
On Sunday, Iran announced that it would within hours go over the level spelled out in the deal for uranium enrichment. That level â 3.67% â is far below what's needed for developing weapons, but the move sends a signal that Iran is losing patience with a deal that has not provided the economic relief promised.
Iran's deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, made the announcement at a news conference in Iran. Araghchi said Iran would start enriching uranium to provide fuel for its Bushehr power plant,
