Pompeo will “end the sanctions waiver covering JCPOA-related nuclear projects in Iran,” said an internal State Department memo, using an initialism for the Iran deal. The waivers the Trump administration decided to end on Wednesday had allowed outside companies to continue those modifications without facing sanctions. “The Trump administration is shooting itself in the foot with this move,” said Kelsey Davenport, director of nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association. Under the deal, Iran is prohibited from producing enriched uranium above 3.67 percent purity for 15 years. AD“The next decision point is at the start of the post-convention presidential election push,” said Jarrett Blanc, a former State Department official who was in charge of Iran deal implementation.

Source: Washington Post May 27, 2020 16:44 UTC