The IAEA has issued their latest regular statement on the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran, confirming that once again Iran remains in full compliance with all of the limits on the deal. This has consistently been the case since the deal went into effect.
Even with Iran removing some voluntary limits on production and boosting the number of advanced centrifuges in use, Iran remained below stockpile limits on heavy water, and far below the stockpile limits on low-enriched uranium.
The language on centrifuge limits int he deal is somewhat vague, with
respect to swapping out older centrifuges for better ones. The IAEA did
say they have questions what the terms of the deal actually mean, though
they have no reason to believe that anything so far was a violation.
The US has been keen to spin Iran as being in violation, and sometimes
explicitly claim violations that don’t exist. The IAEA, particularly
since the US withdrew from the pact, has been particularly determined to
point out that Iran remains in compliance.
IAEA: Iran Continues to Comply With Nuclear Deal Limits
Iran remains far under uranium stockpile limit
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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