Iran just took a big step toward complying with the nuclear deal

Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Iran's foreign minister during nuclear talks.
(Image credit: RICK WILKING/AFP/Getty Images)

In shipping 25,000 pounds of low-enriched uranium to Russia, Iran took a "significant step" toward complying with the nuclear agreement the nation made with the U.S. and other world powers, Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement Monday.

"This removal of all this enriched material out of Iran is a significant step toward Iran meeting its commitment to have no more than 300 kilograms of low-enriched uranium by Implementation Day," Kerry said.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.