AFP, PARISThree EU countries on Tuesday launched a process charging Iran with failing to observe the terms of the 2015 deal curtailing its nuclear program, a move that sparked anger and threats from Tehran at a time of growing tensions. The foreign ministers of the three European nations said Iran had been progressively scaling back its commitments under the deal since May last year. The 2015 nuclear deal signed in Vienna — known as The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — has a provision that allows a party to claim significant noncompliance by another party before a joint commission. Iran intensified sensitive activities to enrich uranium, which can be used to make a nuclear weapon, in response to Trump’s pulling out of the deal. However, Tehran lashed out at the European countries and appeared to threaten unspecified retaliation.

Source: Taipei Times January 15, 2020 15:56 UTC