Iran moves further from nuclear deal ------------------------------------------ Iran’s resumption of atomic activity at the Fordow underground facility is the latest step in reducing its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal following the withdrawal of the United States in 2018 ------------------------------------------ Jul 2019: Iran increases purity of enriched uranium to 4.5 percent at Natanz facility, exceeding cap of 3.67 percent agreed under deal ------------------------------------------ Aug: Iran amasses 241.6kg stockpile of 3.67 percent enriched uranium. Nuclear accord limits stockpile to 300kg of uranium hexafluoride, equal to 202.8kg of enriched uranium ------------------------------------------ Sep: Iran says it has activated IR-4 and IR-6 centrifuges, which can enrich uranium 10 times faster than first generation of IR-1 centrifuges. Under deal, Iran is allowed to operate no more than 5,060 IR-1s until 2026 ------------------------------------------ President Hassan Rouhani ------------------------------------------ Main nuclear sites AFGH. Fordow Arak IRAQ SAUDI ARABIA Tehran Natanz Isfahan IRAN Bushehr Persian Gulf 400km 250 miles ------------------------------------------ Nov 4: Iran says it has doubled number of advanced IR-6 centrifuges in operation at Natanz. Tehran also says it is working on IR-9 prototype, which works 50 times faster than IR-1 ------------------------------------------ Nov 5: Iran announces it will inject uranium hexafluoride gas into 1,044 IR-1 centrifuges at Fordow fuel enrichment plant. Under deal Fordow centrifuges were to be used to produce stable isotopes, which have variety of civil uses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources: Reuters, BBC, AP Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS