DUBAI — Iran has breached the limit of its enriched uranium stockpile set in a 2015 deal with major powers, two sources told Reuters on Monday, defying a warning by European co-signatories to stick to the deal despite U.S. sanctions. “As we announced when we said our steps would continue, the stockpile has passed 300 kg,” one of the sources said. The semi-official Fars news agency quoted a source as saying that the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had measured the stockpile on Monday. Iran says its nuclear programe is solely for peaceful purposes, including generating power. (Additional reporting by Babak Dehghanpisheh in Geneva; Francois Murphy in Vienna Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Source: National Post July 01, 2019 06:25 UTC