The European Union pledges to redouble efforts to save the nuclear deal with Iran

Yesterday, the European Union pledged to seek to save the Iranian nuclear deal, following the confirmation of the International Atomic Energy Agency that Tehran had begun enriching uranium by 20%.

A spokesman for the Union, Peter Stano, said that the European bloc took "great concern" about the steps taken by Iran, saying that they represented a "major departure from Iran's nuclear obligations."

But he also stressed that "strict verification and transparency procedures are still in place" under the agreement.

"We will redouble our efforts to preserve the agreement and return all parties to fully implement it," said Stano.

The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed, the day before yesterday, that Iran has begun the process of enriching uranium at 20%, which is much higher than what was stipulated in the nuclear agreement concluded between Tehran and the major countries in 2015.

The agency said of the United Nations: «Iran began enriching uranium enriched by 4.1% in six centrifuge batches at the Fordo facility, to reach the rate of 20%».

This is the latest and most important step in Iran backing away from its obligations under the 2015 agreement, from which US President Donald Trump withdrew in 2018, before reimposing severe sanctions on Iran.

The other parties to the agreement, namely the European Union, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, are making strenuous efforts to preserve the agreement, which aims to impose restrictions on Iran's nuclear program.

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