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December 29, 2015

Iran Hands Over Uranium in Major Step Toward Fulfilling Nuclear Deal
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Iran has taken a major step toward implementation of its nuclear deal
with the United States and other world powers. On Monday, a Russian ship
departed Iran carrying nearly all of Iran's supply of low-enriched
uranium. State Department spokesperson Mark Toner hailed the step.

Mark Toner: "One of the most important steps occurred earlier today when
a ship departed Iran for Russia carrying over 25,000 pounds of
low-enriched uranium materials. This shipment alone more than triples
the previous—our previous two-to-three-month estimated breakout time
for Iran to acquire enough weapon-grade uranium for one weapon. So this
is an important piece of the technical equation, as it ensures an
eventual breakout time of at least one year by implementation day."



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