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Iran has gone beyond nuclear deal's uranium enrichment limit: IAEA

The UN's nuclear watchdog confirmed Monday that Iran has enriched uranium at a level higher than the limit set in a 2015 international pact. Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency "on 8 July verified that Iran is enriching uranium above 3.67% U-235," the IAEA said in a statement hours after Tehran said it had exceeded the agreed cap and reached 4.5 percent enrichment in response to the United States withdrawing from the deal.

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Published July 08,2019
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Iran has enriched uranium beyond a 3.67% purity limit set by its deal with major powers, the U.N. nuclear watchdog policing the deal said on Monday, confirming a move previously announced by Tehran.

"(International Atomic Energy Agency) Director General Yukiya Amano has informed the IAEA Board of Governors that Agency inspectors on 8 July verified that Iran is enriching uranium above 3.67% U-235," an IAEA spokesman said.

A report to member states obtained by Reuters said the agency had verified the enrichment level using online enrichment monitors and samples had also been taken on Monday for analysis.