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Iran is not slowing down the rate of uranium enrichment and has almost doubled its reserves over the past month. “We have over 210 kg of uranium enriched to 20 percent and 25 kg enriched to 60 percent,” Iranian nuclear ministry chief Behruz Kamalvandi told state news agency Irna on Thursday November 4.

Only on October 10, Iran reported that it had 120 kg of uranium enriched to 20 percent. Under the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA), which was signed in 2015 by Iran, the United States, Russia, China, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, Tehran should not enrich uranium above 3.67 percent. In return, the international community should have lifted some of the sanctions imposed on it.

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However, after the unilateral US withdrawal from this deal under President Donald Trump in 2018, Iran is increasingly refusing to comply with its obligations. In April, Tehran began enriching uranium to 60 percent. For the production of nuclear weapons, the uranium enrichment level must be increased to 90 percent.

Negotiations on a return to the terms of the JSDP are to resume after a five-month hiatus on November 29 in Vienna. They will be attended by representatives from Germany, France, China, Russia, Great Britain and Iran. The purpose of this meeting is to bring the United States back to the negotiating table. The European Union acts as a mediator in the conflict between the United States and Iran. Tehran is refusing direct negotiations with Washington for now.

It wasn’t until late October that the US introduced new sanctions against the Iranian drone program. This happened a few days after Tehran agreed to resume negotiations in Vienna. Iran criticized the actions of the United States, noting that Washington, imposing sanctions, “sends a signal that does not cause any confidence.”

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