'For now, nothing changes, but this could be a ticking time bomb,' warns EU official
Iran has threatened to resume enrichment of uranium beyond the low purity allowed under the deal, unless Iran's oil and banking industries are protected from US sanctionsIranian President Hassan Rouhani. Picture: AFP/ATTA KENARE
Rouhani also threatened that in 60 days' time, Iran would resume enrichment of uranium beyond the low purity — suitable for civilian nuclear power generation — allowed under the deal, unless the five other powers signed up to it found a way to protect Iran's oil and banking industries from US sanctions.
Washington's European allies opposed Trump's decision to pull out and have tried, so far in vain, to find ways to blunt the economic effect of new US sanctions, which include an all-out effort to block Iran's oil exports to starve its economy.France and Germany both said they wanted to keep the nuclear deal alive, and warned Iran not to violate it.
The Kremlin accused Washington of provoking Iran's move. Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin had predicted consequences from the"unthought-out steps" of US withdrawal."Now we are seeing those consequences."
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