IRAN BREACHES URANIUM ENRICHMENT CAP

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• Iran surpassed the cap and reached 4.5 % enrichment. 
  
  
• This was announced by the country's atomic energy organisation spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi who said that this level of purity completely satisfies the power plant fuel requirements of the country. 
  
  
• He hinted that Iran might stick to this level of enrichment for the time being, which is well below the more than 90 % level required for a nuclear warhead. 
  
  
• The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), confirmed that Iran had enriched uranium to a level above the deal's cap. 
  
  
• The move came more than a year after United States pulled out of the landmark accord between world powers and Iran, which says it has lost patience with perceived inaction by the remaining European partners.