Under the nuclear agreement, Iran is banned from enriching uranium at Fordow or even bringing uranium into the facility for 15 years. “We know how sensitive they are to the Fordow facility,” Rouhani said, referring to Western powers who negotiated the accord. AD“When they begin living up to their commitments [under the agreement], then we will stop feeding gas to the centrifuges,” he said. ADThe measures marked the fourth step Iran has taken this year to reduce its obligations under the pact, which curbed Iran’s nuclear energy program in exchange for widespread sanctions relief. President Trump withdrew the United States from the nuclear agreement last year, reimposing a near-total trade embargo on the Iranian economy.

Source: Washington Post November 05, 2019 08:00 UTC