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Iran has complied with a deadline set by its landmark nuclear deal with world powers by removing hundreds of centrifuges. machines that enrich uranium. from a nuclear site. the UN atomic agency said on Monday on the first anniversary of the implementation of the agreement.
The deal reached between six powers and Iran in 2015 stated that no more enrichment would take place at the Fordo site near the holy city of Qom for 15 years. but that Iran could keep over 1.000 centrifuges there for other uses.
Monday`s announcement by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). which is monitoring the deal. will be welcome news to many diplomats who are wondering how US President-elect Donald Trump. a vocal critic of the deal. would handle any problems that might arise.
The transfer of centrifuges and other equipment from Fordo to storage at another underground enrichment site at Natanz was completed within a deadline of one year from the day the deal was put in place. Jan. 16 of last year. the IAEA said.
Iran has removed excess centrifuges and infrastructure from the Fordo Fuel Enrichment Plant in line with its nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). the IAEA said in a statement. using the deal`s full name.
The IAEA verified on Sunday that the move had been completed. the statement added.
The nuclear deal requires Iran’s storage of uranium enriched to up to 3.67 percent purity to stay below 300 kilograms. Tehran has also agreed to keep its heavy water stockpile below 130 metric tons.
With Trump`s inauguration due on Friday. officials who follow Iran closely have said they are waiting to see what stance Trump takes on the deal. which also lifted international sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
The nuclear agreement was signed between the Islamic Republic on the one side and the US. the UK. France. Russia. and China. plus Germany. on the other. in Vienna on July 14. 2015. The EU acted as the coordinator for the negotiations that culminated in the deal.
It lifted a raft of nuclear-related sanctions against Iran and set certain limits on the Iranian nuclear program in return.
