The United States and other allies have also accused Iran of using naval mines to damage a total of six tankers in two attacks around the crucial oil shipping lanes in and out of the Persian Gulf, accusations Iranian officials have denied. Speaking at a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Mr. Rouhani said that Iran would move on Sunday to enrich uranium to higher levels “in any amount that we want, any amount that is required,” regardless of the limits set by the deal. “Our advice to Europe and the United States is to go back to logic and to the negotiating table,” Mr. Rouhani said. Iran had said under the 2015 accord that it had removed the core of the reactor and filled it with cement. As that deadline approached, Iran this week took its first small step beyond the 2015 agreement by surpassing the deal’s cap in its stockpile of low-enriched uranium.

Source: International New York Times July 03, 2019 09:00 UTC