Iran increases uranium enrichment to 60% purity, far exceeding JCPOA limits

Iran announces it has achieved uranium enrichment of 60% purity at its Natanz facility, dramatically exceeding the 3.65% limit set by the JCPOA. The 60% enrichment level is close to the 90% threshold required for weapons-grade material, representing a major escalation in Iran's nuclear capabilities. Iranian officials frame the move as retaliation for the failure of the European signatories to salvage the deal after the U.S. withdrawal and for the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The development alarms international observers: it signals Iran's determination to build nuclear leverage as negotiations stall and dramatically raises concerns about Iran's nuclear weapons potential.