‘Step in the wrong direction’: US fumes as Iran expands uranium enrichment beyond nuclear deal limits

REUTERS Leonhard Foeger

Washington is up in arms over Tehran’s decision to further scale back its commitments under the same nuclear deal that the US singlehandedly demolished last year, accusing Iran of “extorting” the international community.

The US State Department came out swinging after Iran’s atomic energy authority confirmed it would begin enriching uranium at a five-percent level at its Fordow plant starting on Wednesday, continuing past the 3.67-percent cap set out by the nuclear deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

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