Rouhani: Iran enriching more uranium than before 2015 deal - Al Jazeera English

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that his country is enriching more uranium than Tehran did before it agreed to a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015.

"We are enriching more uranium before the deal was reached ... Pressure has increased on Iran but we continue to progress," Rouhani said on Thursday in a televised speech.

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Iran has gradually scaled back its commitments under the nuclear deal, signed with the US, China, Russia, Germany, France and the UK, in retaliation for Washington's withdrawal from the pact in 2018 and its reimposition of sanctions that have crippled the country's economy.

Earlier in the week, the United Kingdom, France and Germany challenged Tehran over breaking the limits set out in the deal. 

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The European nations announced that they triggered the dispute mechanism provided for in the landmark agreement in order to force Tehran to honour its commitments under the accord, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

On Thursday the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell held "frank" direct talks with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in New Delhi.

"In a frank dialogue, they discussed the latest developments around the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action," the European Union said in a statement.

The face-to-face talks on the sidelines of a conference were the first following a series of telephone calls since a US drone strike killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on January 3.

EU officials have said Iran already expressed anger at the European move by telephone.

'Prevent military confrontation'

Tensions in the region have simmered in recent months after a series of attacks in the Gulf region that the US blamed on Iran and aligned groups, despite denials from Tehran.

Fears of a military escalation soared in early January after the assassination of Soleimani in an air strike in Baghdad, prompting Iran to fire a barrage of missiles at a military base housing US troops in Iraq.

In his speech on Thursday, Rouhani said that the Iranian retaliation - which caused significant material damage but no casualties according to the US military - had strengthened Iranian deterrence against the "threats" of US President Donald Trump.

But despite the continuing tensions, Rouhani said Tehran was working daily "to prevent military confrontation and war" and that dialogue with the world remained "possible".

The 2015 nuclear deal imposed restrictions on the Iranian nuclear programme in exchange for a reprieve from international sanctions.

After unilaterally withdrawing, the US has reimposed a range of sanctions on Tehran and called for negotiations over a new accord.

Iran has rejected the idea of negotiating a new deal while it is under sanctions.

In response to the US move, Tehran has begun enriching uranium above the cap agreed in the deal and taken further steps to enhance its nuclear programme, while also accusing the European parties to the deal of failing to live up to their own commitments to provide economic relief to Tehran.

Iran had been enriching uranium at 20 percent purity before it signed the deal, which capped enrichment at 3.67 percent.

Al Jazeera's Assed Baig reporting from Tehran said that Rouhani had sent a defiant message to the world, saying that Iran is reducing committments, but also adding that these reductions are reversible if European countries return to their obligations to that deal.

"He's saying to European countries that they need to stand up to the US," Baig said.

"These sanctions have hit Iran's oil sector, the banking sector and the economy and he accepted this - that Iran's oil exports have been reduced, but the economy is still working, according to Rouhani."

Rouhani defended the 2015 nuclear deal in his speech saying, "we have proven in practice that it is possible for us to interact with the world".

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Rouhani: Iran enriching more uranium than before 2015 deal - Al Jazeera English

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that his country is enriching more uranium than Tehran did before it agreed to a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015.

"We are enriching more uranium before the deal was reached ... Pressure has increased on Iran but we continue to progress," Rouhani said on Thursday in a televised speech.

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Iran has gradually scaled back its commitments under the nuclear deal, signed with the US, China, Russia, Germany, France and the UK, in retaliation for Washington's withdrawal from the pact in 2018 and its reimposition of sanctions that have crippled the country's economy.

Earlier in the week, the United Kingdom, France and Germany challenged Tehran over breaking the limits set out in the deal. 

Inside the base targeted by Iranian missiles

The European nations announced that they triggered the dispute mechanism provided for in the landmark agreement in order to force Tehran to honour its commitments under the accord, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

On Thursday the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell held "frank" direct talks with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in New Delhi.

"In a frank dialogue, they discussed the latest developments around the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action," the European Union said in a statement.

The face-to-face talks on the sidelines of a conference were the first following a series of telephone calls since a US drone strike killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on January 3.

EU officials have said Iran already expressed anger at the European move by telephone.

'Prevent military confrontation'

Tensions in the region have simmered in recent months after a series of attacks in the Gulf region that the US blamed on Iran and aligned groups, despite denials from Tehran.

Fears of a military escalation soared in early January after the assassination of Soleimani in an air strike in Baghdad, prompting Iran to fire a barrage of missiles at a military base housing US troops in Iraq.

In his speech on Thursday, Rouhani said that the Iranian retaliation - which caused significant material damage but no casualties according to the US military - had strengthened Iranian deterrence against the "threats" of US President Donald Trump.

But despite the continuing tensions, Rouhani said Tehran was working daily "to prevent military confrontation and war" and that dialogue with the world remained "possible".

The 2015 nuclear deal imposed restrictions on the Iranian nuclear programme in exchange for a reprieve from international sanctions.

After unilaterally withdrawing, the US has reimposed a range of sanctions on Tehran and called for negotiations over a new accord.

Iran has rejected the idea of negotiating a new deal while it is under sanctions.

In response to the US move, Tehran has begun enriching uranium above the cap agreed in the deal and taken further steps to enhance its nuclear programme, while also accusing the European parties to the deal of failing to live up to their own commitments to provide economic relief to Tehran.

Iran had been enriching uranium at 20 percent purity before it signed the deal, which capped enrichment at 3.67 percent.

Al Jazeera's Assed Baig reporting from Tehran said that Rouhani had sent a defiant message to the world, saying that Iran is reducing committments, but also adding that these reductions are reversible if European countries return to their obligations to that deal.

"He's saying to European countries that they need to stand up to the US," Baig said.

"These sanctions have hit Iran's oil sector, the banking sector and the economy and he accepted this - that Iran's oil exports have been reduced, but the economy is still working, according to Rouhani."

Rouhani defended the 2015 nuclear deal in his speech saying, "we have proven in practice that it is possible for us to interact with the world".

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2020-01-16 10:27:44Z
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Iran's Rouhani: Tehran now enriching more uranium than before Obama-era nuclear deal - Fox News

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech Thursday that Tehran is now enriching more uranium than before it agreed to the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

IRAN THREATENS EUROPEAN SOLDIERS, 'COULD BE IN DANGER'

“We are enriching more uranium before the deal was reached,” Rouhani said, according to The Associated Press. “Pressure has increased on Iran but we continue to progress.''

“We have no limits on the nuclear file, and we are increasing enrichment every day,” he added, according to a tweet from the Lebanon-based Al-Mayadeen Channel, which was publishing updates from the speech.

The remarks come after Britain, France, and Germany, which signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015, sent a letter to the European Union’s foreign policy chief on Tuesday saying that they are triggering its “dispute mechanism” – which begins a process that could result in the U.N. restoring sanctions it previously lifted under the deal.

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Trump withdrew U.S. support from the deal in May 2018 and has since gradually reimposed sanctions on Iran. As part of its response to the U.S. airstrike that killed top Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran announced that it would no longer respect limits set on how many centrifuges it can use to enrich uranium.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Will Meghan Markle Bring Back 'The Tig' Now That She's Stepping Back As a Royal? - Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry shook up the whole world when they recently revealed that they would be taking a step back and retiring as senior royals in order to focus on other projects. They revealed that starting their own charity is on the agenda, as well as taking steps towards becoming financially independent.

The royal couple did not state exactly how they plan to make their own income, leading royal watchers everywhere to do some serious speculation. Some believe Meghan will return to her former career, while others wonder if her special side-project will make a comeback in a monetized form.

Why are Meghan Markle and Prince Harry retiring as senior royals?

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“After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution. We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen. It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment. We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages. This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity. We look forward to sharing the full details of this exciting next step in due course, as we continue to collaborate with Her Majesty The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and all relevant parties. Until then, please accept our deepest thanks for your continued support.” – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex For more information, please visit sussexroyal.com (link in bio) Image © PA

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On January 8th, Meghan and Prince Harry posted a statement to their Instagram account. They announced their decision to “make a transition” by stepping back as senior royals.

Their statement revealed that they want to “work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.” They detailed how they plan to split their time between North America and the United Kingdom. This will, according to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will enable them to raise their young son, Archie Harrison, with an appreciation for both his heritage and the world at large.

It is clear they want to provide a better life for their son, but it is also likely that the relentless media pressure over the past year has had at least a hand in influencing their decision. Meghan has undergone intense scrutiny, with the British tabloids questioning her every move.

Prince Harry has tirelessly defended her, with his own reputation taking a hit in the process. By stepping back, the couple will be less obligated to speak to the media directly and will be able to share announcements via their Instagram page.

What is ‘The Tig’?

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Before she met and married Prince Harry, Meghan was an actress, who had a leading role in the TV series Suits. Meghan was also a leading influencer on social media and loved to interact with her fans and followers.

In 2014, Meghan launched her very own lifestyle website called The Tig. The site featured Meghan’s favorite things, such as wine and beauty products, and gave her followers a glimpse into her day-to-day routine. Frequently, Meghan would share her treasured recipes and her favorite places to visit while traveling, as well as interviews with other celebrities and influencers.

In early 2017, a few months after beginning her romantic relationship with Prince Harry, Meghan shut down the website. While sources close to Meghan denied that the website shutting down had anything to do with Prince Harry and that she wanted to devote more of her time to humanitarian causes, it was clear that her new involvement with the royal family was at least partially responsible. 

Will Meghan Markle bring back ‘The Tig’?

There has been a lot of speculation in recent days that Meghan could return to acting as a way to make money once she and Prince Harry officially separate from the royal family.

While Meghan hasn’t said anything regarding a future in film or television, it seems more likely at this point that she and her husband will concentrate their efforts on public speaking, writing, and other humanitarian outreach efforts. While Meghan has reportedly signed on to do voiceover work for a Disney project, it’s not a monetized endeavor: the voiceover work is in exchange for a donation to a charity called Elephants Without Borders.

Still, it is possible Meghan will make some sort of return to the online space, and once she is no longer a senior member of the royal family, the guidelines that she has to follow will become less strict. With her new reach, Meghan could make Tig even more successful and monetize it so its revenue can help charities that are important to her.

Even if she doesn’t re-open The Tig, she could establish some other sort of direct outreach to followers and fans. After all, their Instagram page has become incredibly popular, and the couple has proven that they prefer to directly share information themselves, rather than relying on some outside source to disseminate information. 

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Trump walking fine line in supporting Iran protesters - Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With tweets of solidarity in Farsi and technological tools to circumvent internet shutdowns, U.S. President Donald Trump might be close to exhausting his options to support Iranian protesters rising up against their rulers.

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U.S. officials say the administration needs to avoid any overtures that could draw accusations of foreign meddling - like direct financing - and increase the chances of a violent crackdown on the people it wants to support.

The day after protests broke out in Tehran and other cities following Iran’s admission on Saturday after days of denials that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all 176 people aboard, Trump sent a tweet in Farsi aimed at Iran’s leaders: “DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS.” It was retweeted almost 80,000 times.

U.S. officials said the intent of Trump’s tweet and other voices of support within the administration was to reinforce the message that Washington stands in solidarity with the Iranian people, while helping shine a light on the motivation of the protesters and let the Tehran government know “we are paying attention.”

The demonstrators met a fierce police response in several places during four days of protests. In November, a crackdown on protests caused by fuel price hikes killed hundreds of people.

The Ukraine International Airlines flight from Tehran to Kiev was downed by Iranian air defenses when the armed forces were on high alert for U.S. reprisals, hours after Iran launched missiles against U.S. targets in Iraq in retaliation for a U.S. drone strike that killed top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3. Most of those on board were Iranians or dual citizens.

“We’re not looking for regime change or all-out war,” said one U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity. “We’re just telling you (that) you can’t have a nuclear weapon and don’t shoot protesters.”

The United States has worked with technology companies to help create tools for the Iranian people to circumvent Tehran’s restrictions on the internet, said Brian Hook, U.S. special representative for Iran. During the November protests, tens of thousands of people used those tools to communicate, he added.

“We’re going to continue to look for technology tools to help the Iranian people circumvent the regime censorship and internet shutdown,” Hook told Reuters when asked what tangible efforts Washington could offer to help protesters.

PUNISHING SANCTIONS

Some see hypocrisy in Trump’s show of concern.

While the administration emphasizes that it stands by the Iranian people, heavy U.S. sanctions reimposed by Trump have hastened the economy’s deterioration and worsened economic conditions for ordinary Iranians, experts say.

“His words carry almost no credibility with an Iranian public who saw him just now impose more sanctions,” said Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

“So if you ask me if Trump has a public relations strategy when it comes to supporting these protests, the answer is no. It’s all driven by his moods, his political needs and his desire to separate himself from his predecessor.”

While the United States says its sanctions are laser-focused to hurt Iran’s leaders, many foreign banks and companies are deterred from doing business with the Islamic Republic, even for supplies of food and medicine, which are exempt from sanctions.

Democrats say there is more the White House can do to send a message to the Iranian people, such as lifting the ban on travel by Iranians to the United States. Iran was included in a travel ban Trump launched early in his presidency aimed at stopping the export of what Washington calls state-sponsored terrorism.

There has been no indication yet that Trump is considering doing so.

While some analysts believe the United States would not be totally uncomfortable with a regime change, Washington has reason to be wary of overstepping too much. The latest example of foreign diplomats landing in hot water in Iran came last week, when Britain’s ambassador to Tehran was briefly detained, accused of attending a protest.

“We leave the future of Iran to the Iranian people. It will not be decided by the United States government and that’s been our policy for almost three years,” Hook said.

Asked if Trump would post more on protesters, Hook said: “It would not surprise me. I think you can expect the president to continue communicating directly with Iranian people.”

Reporting by Steve Holland and Humeyra Pamuk; Editing by Mary Milliken and Peter Cooney

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Days before Europeans warned Iran of nuclear deal violations, Trump secretly threatened to impose 25% tariff on European autos if they didn’t - The Washington Post

A week before Germany, France and Britain formally accused Iran of breaching the 2015 nuclear deal, the Trump administration issued a private threat to the Europeans that shocked officials in all three countries.

If they refused to call out Tehran and initiate an arcane dispute mechanism in the deal, the United States would impose a 25 percent tariff on European automobiles, the Trump officials warned, according to European officials familiar with the conversations.

Within days, the three countries would formally accuse Iran of violating the deal, triggering a recourse provision that could reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran and unravel the last remaining vestiges of the Obama-era agreement.

The U.S. effort to coerce European foreign policy through tariffs, a move one European official equated to “extortion,” represents a new level of hardball tactics with America’s oldest allies, underscoring the extraordinary tumult in the transatlantic relationship.

President Trump has previously used the threat of a 25 percent tariff on automobiles to win more favorable terms in America’s trade relationship with the Europeans, but not to dictate the continent’s foreign policy.

It remains unclear if the threat was even necessary as Europeans had been signaling their intention to trigger the dispute resolution for weeks. While the U.S. views the mechanism as critical to re-imposing sanctions on Iran in as quickly as 65 days, the Europeans see the measure as a last chance to salvage a deal they view as vital to reducing tensions and limiting Iran’s nuclear program.

“The tariff threat is a mafia-like tactic and it’s not how relations between allies typically work,” said Jeremy Shapiro, the research director at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

When asked about the tariff warning, a senior U.S. official said, “We’ve been very clear that the JCPOA was a horrible deal,” referring to the Iran nuclear deal.

The U.S. official conceded that Europeans were already moving toward triggering the dispute resolution before the threat was issued last week.

“The consensus among the Europeans about the need to hold Tehran accountable took form weeks ago and was driven by Iran’s escalatory behavior and violations of the nuclear deal,” the official said.

European officials complained privately that Trump’s threat only complicated their decision on Tuesday to invoke the mechanism, which starts the clock on 65 days of negotiations with Iran about returning to full compliance with the deal. If the dispute isn’t settled, U.N. sanctions could be reimposed on Iran, including a blanket arms embargo.

Officials in Britain, France and Germany say they had planned to initiate the mechanism, but Trump’s threat nearly caused them to backtrack out of concern that they could be viewed as stooges of Washington if word of the threat ever leaked.

“We didn’t want to look weak, so we agreed to keep the existence of the threat a secret,” a European official said.

U.S. officials conveyed the threat directly to officials in London, Berlin and Paris rather than through their embassies in Washington, said a senior European official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations.

Following the U.S. killing of Iran’s top commander, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran said it was no longer bound by the limitations of the deal but would continue to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

In the absence of a deal, Trump administration officials have struggled to explain how they will prevent Iran from getting closer to a nuclear weapon as they expand their enrichment of uranium. Trump, however, has declared that he will not permit that to happen. “IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!” he tweeted last week.

Major difficulties in the transatlantic relationship began after Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Iran that had been lifted in exchange for limitations on its nuclear program. The Europeans remained in the deal, noting that Iran had continued to comply with its side of the agreement according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Last year, Iran began taking gradual steps to exceed the limitations of the deal to pressure the Europeans to make good on their promises of sanctions relief. The 2015 agreement limited the number of centrifuges Iran could deploy for uranium enrichment and restricted how much uranium it could stockpile, among other requirements.

In a j oint statement on Tuesday, Britain, France and Germany initiated the dispute mechanism, saying they did so “in good faith, with the overarching objective of preserving the JCPOA and in the sincere hope of finding a way forward through constructive diplomatic dialogue.”

The nations also distanced themselves from the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign and said they opposed the U.S. withdrawal from the agreement in 2018. “Our hope is to bring Iran back into full compliance,” they said.

Some supporters of the Iran nuclear deal believe the Europeans made a mistake in triggering the mechanism on Tuesday even if their intention was to preserve the accord.

 Ali Vaez, an Iran nuclear expert at the International Crisis Group, said the measure could hurt Europe’s ability to mediate between the United States and Iran and is unlikely to “add much more economic pressure on Iran.”

It might “provoke a crisis that they claim they are trying to prevent unless the time and space created by intense diplomatic engagement is used to provide Iran with some economic reprieve as a means of returning it into JCPOA compliance,” he tweeted.

Following the Europeans’ announcement Tuesday, the State Department praised the triggering of the mechanism saying “we fully support the decision.”

“We agree with our allies that the goal is to stand with the Iranian people while exposing Tehran’s lawless behavior,” a State Department spokesman said.

Shane Harris contributed to this report.

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