May 8, 2019policy violationpolicy violationnuclear escalation
Iran breaches the JCPOA's 3.67% enrichment cap
One year after US withdrawal, Iran officially announces it has exceeded the 3.67% uranium enrichment limit, crossing to 4.5%. Iran states it is responding proportionally to US economic pressure and European failure to provide promised trade benefits. The breach marks the beginning of Iran's systematic violations of JCPOA constraints.