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Iran’s atomic agency chief Ali Akbar Salehi today hit out at European powers, saying their broken promises gave the Islamic republic little choice but to scale back its commitments under a nuclear deal.
He was speaking to reporters alongside Cornel Feruta, the acting head of the International Atomic Energy Agency who was on a day’s visit to Tehran.
The IAEA official’s visit comes a day after Iran said it was firing up advanced centrifuges that enrich uranium at a faster rate — the latest blow to the landmark 2015 nuclear deal. Mr Salehi said, the European Union was supposed to be the replacement of the US but, unfortunately, they failed to act on their promises.
The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation said, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was now just a one-way street. He said, the IAEA was committed to doing its work in an independent and professional manner.