– I will not set a date, but we are approaching the point where returning to strict compliance with the agreement will not provide the benefits the agreement originally had, Blinken said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concluded on Tuesday that Iran is increasing its stocks of highly enriched uranium sharply. According to a new report, the country is believed to have 10 kilos of uranium enriched to 60 percent, up from 2.4 kilos in May.
The IAEA also believes that Iran has 84.3 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20 percent. In a report from May, it was estimated that Iran had 62.8 kilos.
In line with the nuclear agreement from 2015, Iran was not to enrich uranium to a enrichment rate above 3.67 percent. A degree of enrichment of 90 per cent is considered necessary for use in nuclear weapons.
Iran increased its enrichment after former President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the nuclear deal reached under his predecessor, Barack Obama. President Joe Biden has wanted to breathe life into it, but negotiations have proved difficult.
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