Iran has continued to go beyond the limits of the nuclear deal on enriched uranium stockpiles and enrichment to a level above what is allowed, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said yesterday. The EU will continue to work to maintain the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and will welcome any steps towards adding to its clauses.

In detail, the IAEA, which monitors the implementation of the nuclear deal signed in 2015, said in July that Iran had exceeded both the 202.8 kg enrichment-related uranium limit and the 3.67% fissile purity limit.

The quarterly report, distributed by the IAEA to member states, showed that nearly two months after it crossed the border, Iran's enriched uranium stockpile has become 241.6 kilograms, while it is enriching to a level of 4.5 percent, still far below the 20 percent mark. About 90% of which are considered weapons-usable materials.

"My role is to keep the existing agreements fully implemented," Mogherini told reporters during a meeting with EU foreign ministers in Helsinki. Again, if anything else can be built on it, that would be welcome and supported by the EU. ”

The deal, reached by Iran and world powers in 2015, is in danger of collapsing since the United States withdrew last year and reimposed tough economic sanctions on Iran in an effort to push for broader security concessions, including restrictions on its ballistic missile program.

There was fresh hope of breaking the political deadlock after Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived for talks with France during a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Biarritz on Sunday.

"If this new development is real, it can be used to build on what we have been doing for years," Mogherini said, referring to the agreement with Iran called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

The nuclear deal between Iran and major powers aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear activities in return for lifting many of the sanctions.

Mogherini refused to answer directly when asked whether the United States would ask Iran to do more than simply return to the obligations of the current agreement. "Our job is to continue to ensure that there is full implementation by the Iranian side of the nuclear obligations," she said.

The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany met, and Mogherini joined them for talks on the sidelines of an EU meeting in Helsinki. German Foreign Minister Haikou Mas said the two leaders wanted to capitalize on the momentum of last week's G7 summit, when the US president said he was open to dialogue with Iran.

"Our priority is to facilitate a dialogue between the United States and Iran," he said. "After the G7 summit in Biarritz, we all believe that there is a desire for dialogue between the parties and that it should be built upon," he said.

The Gulf region is witnessing a dramatic increase in tension with the seizure of oil tankers, but EU countries are reluctant to join a US-led operation to protect maritime navigation. Instead, EU foreign and defense ministers discussed the possibility of launching their own monitoring mission in the Strait of Hormuz.

The idea of ​​a European observer mission in the Strait of Hormuz was addressed, but it was not widely supported. "There are different points of view," he said, stressing the need to "do nothing that would threaten diplomatic efforts."

Before the meeting, British Foreign Secretary Dominique Rapp said he wanted to "build on the momentum generated by the G7 positive talks on Iran." "The nuclear agreement is the only agreement on the table to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and we will continue to work together to encourage Iran to comply fully," Rapp said. "We also need the broadest possible international support to address threats to international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz."

In Beirut, the Lebanese Finance Ministry announced yesterday that it had not received an official report on the anchoring of the Iranian tanker, which is chased by Washington, in Lebanese ports.

The Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said earlier yesterday, that the Iranian tanker «Adrian Darya I» on its way to Lebanon, and not to Turkey.

- The Lebanese Ministry of Finance announced yesterday that it is

It has not received an official communication regarding the berth

Iranian, chased by Washington,

In Lebanese ports.