BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council discussed the Iranian nuclear deal at a meeting in Brussels on Monday.
The EU foreign ministers discussed “Iran, in light of the recent developments concerning Iran’s nuclear deal,” according to a statement released by the European Council. The discussion dealt with the aftermath of the meeting of the Joint Commission on the Iranian deal in Vienna, in late June, and the recent announcements from Tehran.
The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement was considered as an important instrument to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. However, in May, 2018, Washington unilaterally abandoned the deal and restarted sanctions on Iran.
On May 8, Iran stopped implementing some of its commitments under the deal, and set a 60-day deadline for the Europeans to help Iran reap the economic benefits of the deal. When the deadline expired on July 7, Tehran said, it was prepared to begin enriching uranium beyond the limit of 3.67 percent of purity, set out in the deal.
On July 8, Iran announced that it had raised the concentration of its enriched uranium to 4.5 percent.– NNN-AGENCIES
