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Its better be careful on enrichment, Trump warns Iran

WAHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has warned Iran it is better to be careful over uranium enrichment.

Trump said it “better be careful” after Tehran announced it would begin enriching uranium beyond a limit set in an international nuclear accord.

Trump last year unilaterally abandoned the 2015 deal and reinstated punishing sanctions on Iran. The US move has prompted Iran to announce in May a phased reduction of compliance with the landmark pact.

On Sunday, Iran said it was hours away from passing the 3.67 percent uranium enrichment cap set in the deal, and threatened to keep reducing its commitments every 60 days unless the remaining signatories to the accord – United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia and China – protected it from US sanctions.

It had already surpassed the uranium stockpile limit set in the accord on July 1.

When asked about the latest Iranian moves, Trump said on Sunday: “Iran better be careful because you enrich for one reason, and I won’t tell you what that reason is, but it’s no good.”

He did not elaborate on what actions Washington might consider, but told reporters that Tehran “will never have a nuclear weapon”. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons and refers to a religious decree issued in the early 2000s by Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei that forbids “the production, stockpiling and use of weapons of mass destruction, and specifically nuclear arms”.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened additional sanctions on Iran.

In a Twitter post, he said: “Iran’s latest expansion of its nuclear programme will lead to further isolation and sanctions.”

He added: “Nations should restore the long-standing standard of no enrichment for Iran’s nuclear programme. Iran’s regime, armed with nuclear weapons, would pose an even greater danger to the world.”

Iranian officials and observers have previously derided Washington’s apparent demand Iran respect a deal it had abandoned.

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