EU worried about Iran enrichment, aims to
save nuclear accord
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[January 05, 2021]
BRUSSELS
(Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday it regretted that
Iran has resumed 20% uranium enrichment at an underground nuclear
facility, breaching a 2015 nuclear pact, but believed that the accord
was worth saving. |
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A general view of the United Nations complex, the Vienna International
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"We
are highly concerned by the measures taken by Iran. This action
is in breach of Iran's nuclear commitments and will have serious
implications," a spokesman for the Commission told a regular
briefing. "It is regrettable but it is also highly important and
... that we maintain the agreement," he said.
The move is the latest Iranian contravention of the accord,which
it started violating in 2019 in response to
Washington'swithdrawal from the agreement in 2018 and the
re-imposition ofU.S. sanctions that had been lifted under the
deal.
(Reporting by Robin Emmott)
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