Iran nuclear deal may be in jeopardy

Officials say President Donald Trump is expected to announce that the 2015 deal to curb Iran’s nuclear programme is no longer in the U.S. national interest, a move which could endanger the landmark accord

TURKEY
Caspian Sea
TURKMENISTAN
IRAQ
Ardakan 
Darkhovin (planned)
Bonab
Tehran
KUWAIT 
SAUDI ARABIA
Gachin
Shiraz 
Bushehr
PAKISTAN
Anarak 
Saghand
Karaj
Fordow Arak
Isfahan
Parchin Natanz
I R A N
AFGHANISTAN
The Gulf

200km 
120 miles

Key facilities
Nuclear power plant
Uranium enrichment
Uranium conversion and fuel fabrication
Research 
Military site
Uranium mine / mill
Storage

MAIN POINTS OF 2015 NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH IRAN
Uranium centrifuges: Limit of no more than 5,060 of oldest and least efficient type installed at Natanz for 10 years. Previously, Iran had over 19,000 centrifuges used for enriching uranium. Fordow limited to 1,044 centrifuges, with no enrichment permitted for 15 years

Uranium stockpile: Reduced by 98 percent to 300kg for 15 years. Enrichment kept at 3.67 percent – way lower than 90 percent level needed to produce nuclear weapons

Plutonium production: Heavy water reactor at Arak redesigned so it cannot produce weapons-grade plutonium. Spent fuel shipped abroad and no other heavy water reactor built for 15 years

Covert activity: No reference to military sites such as Parchin, but agreement allows for continuous IAEA inspection of nuclear facilities and material, declared or otherwise. Iran expected to comply with any access request in 24 days



Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)                    © GRAPHIC NEWS