Iran hands over 25,000lb of uranium to Russia in line with landmark nuclear deal

[RappelzReborn]

Iran shipped 25,000lb (11,000kg) of low-enriched uranium to Russia, marking a step towards fulfilling its commitments under a historic nuclear deal struck in July. The move is aimed at reducing Iran's ability to make nuclear weapons — something Tehran has long maintained it has no interest in.

US Secretary of State John Kerry, an instrumental force behind the deal, made the announcement on 28 December, saying: "I am pleased to report that we have seen important indications of significant progress towards Iran completing its key nuclear commitments under the deal. This removal of all this enriched material out of Iran is a significant step toward Iran meeting its commitment to have no more than 300 kilograms of low-enriched uranium by implementation day."

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[zenitzz]

That's a good step, The enrichment to weapons-grade takes a long time. I believe Russia in this case as they don't want Iran nuclear capable and they don't put up with BS.

[bryant.coleman]

This is a very significant development. We should remember that Iran is giving up its Uranium stockpile, at the same time when one of the US presidential hopefuls (Hillary Clinton) is threatening to nuke the country if she becomes the POTUS in 2016. This might put extra pressure on Russia. Now Russia should make sure that Iran is protected from the American nuclear strikes.