Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers faces its biggest challenge yet as President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the U.S. from the accord on Tuesday. Iran and world powers ultimately reached the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the nuclear deal, in 2015. Under the deal, Iran only could maintain a stockpile of 300 kilograms of low-enriched uranium, compared to the 100,000 kilograms of higher-enriched uranium it once had. Fifteen years after the deal, restrictions on Iran’s uranium enrichment and stockpile size would have come to an end. Mogherini says, “The nuclear deal with Iran is crucial for the security of the region, of Europe and of the entire world.”Mogherini helped supervise the implementation of the 2015 accord.

Source: National Post May 08, 2018 15:31 UTC