Iran election may slow nuclear deal
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Iran’s June 18 presidential election comes as world powers are trying to hammer out an agreement to revive the 2015 nuclear accord abandoned by former U.S. President Donald Trump
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Jun 2013: President Hassan Rouhani elected on pledge to ease nuclear- related sanctions on economy
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Jun 2021: Ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi – front-runner to replace Rouhani
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Iran’s low-enriched uranium-235 stockpile (kg)
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Jul 2015: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – Iran nuclear deal – limits Iran’s stockpile to 300kg of uranium hexafluoride enriched to only 3.67%
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Jan 2016: International sanctions lifted, unfreezing billions of dollars of assets
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May 2018: President Trump quits Iran nuclear deal
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May 2019: Rouhani “reduces compliance” with JCPOA in response to U.S. withdrawal
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Nov 2020: Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, blamed on Israel
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Apr 2021: Attack against Natanz nuclear site

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