Iran: Aiea, uranium reserves 10 times beyond the limits

(ANSA) - ISTANBUL, 04 SEPT - Iran's low-enriched uranium reserves have reached a level more than ten times higher than that allowed by the 2015 nuclear agreement. This was reported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea), which in its latest report speaks of 2,105.4 kg of stored uranium, against the 202.8 kg allowed by the agreement. In the previous May report they were 1,571.6 kg. The level of enrichment of uranium also reached 4.5%, above the 3.67% allowed. The heavy water reserves, on the other hand, returned below the maximum permitted threshold of 130 tons. Iran had begun to exceed the limits set by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement signed with the 5 + 1 (the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) and the EU, in response to unilateral withdrawal in 2018 and to US sanctions, asking other partners to take compensatory action. The new report from the IAEA photographs the situation as at 25 August. This week, the meeting of the Joint Commission of the countries still adhering however reiterated "the importance of preserving" the understanding as a "key element of the global architecture of global non-proliferation", rejecting the American request to reintroduce UN sanctions against Tehran as Washington does not more part of the agreement. (HANDLE).