Iran Honoring Nuclear Deal’s Commitments: UN Agency
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in its latest quarterly report issued on Thursday, confirmed that the Islamic Republic is complying with its commitments under the July 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
The report also underlined that Tehran has not exceeded the limits set in the accord on its low-enriched uranium and heavy water stockpile.
“Throughout the reporting period, Iran had no more than 130 metric tons of heavy water... Iran’s total (low) enriched uranium stockpile did not exceed 300 kg (kilograms),” the IAEA report said, Reuters reported.
The deal requires Iran’s storage of uranium enriched to up to 3.67 percent purity to stay below 300 kilograms. Tehran has also agreed to keep its heavy water stockpile below 130 metric tons.
In April, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano had hailed Iran for respecting the nuclear accord, saying the Islamic Republic has even gone beyond its obligations.
The reports came two days after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on all parties to the nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to quickly fulfill their obligations under the deal.
“The full and rapid implementation of the undertakings (mentioned) in the nuclear agreement is an important criterion and basis for building confidence between Iran and other negotiating countries…,” President Rouhani in a meeting with President of French National Assembly Claude Bartolone in Tehran on Tuesday.
He emphasized that the Islamic Republic has met all its commitments under the JCPOA, stressing the need for the other parties to the deal to do the same.
