Iran on Monday warned that its next step in reducingcommitments under the 2015 nuclear deal will be stronger, with a senior nuclearofficial saying that 20 per cent uranium enrichment was an option.
Spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation BehrouzKamalvandi said that Tehran has passed the 3.67 per cent uranium enrichment capset by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and might enrich at evenhigher levels, reports the state-run Press TV.
Monday’s development comes after Iran on Sunday announced itwould raise its uranium enrichment level beyond the 3.67 per cent leve.
Kamalvandi said the enrichment levels would stand at 5 percent.
Iran needs 5 per cent uranium enrichment for its BushehrNuclear Power Plant and 20 per cent enrichment for Tehran research reactor.
Last week, Iran had exceeded the limit of 300 kg on itslow-enriched uranium reserve set in the JCPOA.
The 2015 agreement signed with Iran along with Russia,China, France and the UK, placed strict limits on Tehran’s nuclear program inorder to prevent the country from building nuclear weapons, in return forlifting sanctions that had strangled its economy.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on May 8 warned his countrywould begin to withdraw from key aspects of the agreement if global powersfailed to keep their commitments within the next 60 days.