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Nuclear Deal's Future in Europe's Hands, Iran Says

Reuters

   It is up to Europe to shield Iranfrom U.S. sanctions and prevent it
   from further scaling back itscompliance with its 2015 nuclear agreement
   with world powers,Iranian state TV said Saturday, with only days left
   onTehran's ultimatum.

   Iran's envoy to a meeting of the remaining signatories tothe nuclear
   accord said Friday that European countries hadoffered too little at
   last-ditch talks aimed at persuading Tehrantodrop its plan to breach
   limits imposed by the deal.

   The United States unilaterally withdrew from the accord in2018 and has
   reimposed sanctions on Iran.

   Tehran then stopped complying on May 8 with some ofitscommitments under
   the nuclear deal. It said itwouldsuspendfurther obligations after
   another 60 days, meaning in earlyJuly.

   "The ball is in Europe's court. Are Paris, London and Berlingoing to
   again waste a chance under the influence of [U.S.President
   Donald]Trump, or use the remainingopportunity tofulfill their promises
   and act on their commitments under the [nuclear deal]?" Iranian state
   TV said in a commentary.

   Enriched uranium limit

   Iran will soon exceed an enriched uranium limit set underits nuclear
   deal after its remaining pact partners fell short ofTehran's demands to
   be shielded from U.S. sanctions, thesemiofficial Fars news agency on
   Saturday cited an"informedsource" as saying.

   "As the commission meeting in Vienna could not satisfyIran's just
   demands ... Iran is determined to cut its commitmentsto the deal, and
   the 300 kg enriched uranium limit will be soonbreached," Fars quoted
   the source as telling the dailyKhorasan.

   On June 17, Iran said it would break through the limit onthe size of
   its stockpile of low-enriched uranium in 10 days.

   Iran has repeatedlycriticizeddelays in Europeancountries' efforts to
   set upa trading mechanism that aimstocircumvent U.S.economic sanctions.

   On Friday, Britain, France and Germany said the tradechannel, INSTEX,
   was finally up and running.

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