Tehran delays breach of Iran nuclear deal

As it waits for the deal's remaining signatories to relieve sanctions, Iran narrowly avoids deliberately violating the JCPOA

Ayatollah Khamenei
(Image credit: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei/Twitter)

Yesterday passed without the Iranian government following through on its threat to breach the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - the Iran nuclear deal - after the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency said Tehran had not exceeded the deal’s 300kg cap of low-enriched uranium.

As regional tensions rise and Iran-US relations continue to deteriorate, on Wednesday, Tehran claimed it would up enrichment to deliberately violate the terms of the JCPOA immediately. It seems that following through on this threat may have been temporarily delayed.

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William Gritten

William Gritten is a London-born, New York-based strategist and writer focusing on politics and international affairs.