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Eugene

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Tue Dec 19, 2023, 11:46 PM Dec 2023

West accuses Iran of illegally testing missiles, transferring drones to Russia, enriching uranium

Source: Associated Press

West accuses Iran of illegally testing missiles, transferring drones to Russia, enriching uranium

BY EDITH M. LEDERER
Updated 8:38 PM EST, December 18, 2023

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Western powers in the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran accused Tehran on Monday of developing and testing ballistic missiles, transferring hundreds of drones to Russia, and enriching uranium to an unprecedented 60% level for a country without a nuclear weapons program — all in violation of a U.N. resolution endorsing the deal.

Iran and its ally, Russia, dismissed the charges by Britain, France and Germany, strongly supported by the United States, which pulled out of the agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018.

The six-party agreement was aimed at ensuring that Iran could not develop atomic weapons. Under the accord, Tehran agreed to limit enrichment of uranium to levels necessary for the peaceful use of nuclear power in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.

The sharp exchanges came at the Security Council’s semi-annual meeting on the implementation of its resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/un-iran-nuclear-agreement-missiles-drones-uranium-6904c874e5f9a75ead3bc0088dae35e3

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West accuses Iran of illegally testing missiles, transferring drones to Russia, enriching uranium (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2023 OP
You can't tell me we don't know where drones are being built. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #1
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