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Published on: 06/02/2025 | 00:00:00

AI Summary:
United States President Donald Trump has restarted his pressure campaign against Iran. He insists he does not want Tehran to have a nuclear weapon. Iranian authorities have signalled they do not intend to capitulate. US president said he wants Iran to be a great and successful country, but one without nuclear weapons. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) put tough limits on Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for lifting of United Nations sanctions. It put a uranium enrichment cap of 3.67 percent on Iran, vastly restricted its stockpile of low-enriched, limited deployment of centrifuges to first-generation IR-1 models. Trump unilaterally withdrew from the deal without offering a replacement. It also introduced heavy water and plutonium restrictions, banned new enrichment facilities and envisioned one of the most stringent nuclear inspection regimes worldwide. The sweeping sanctions imposed during Trump’s first term encompassed the entire Iranian economy, and did not let up even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Iran continues to deal with a lingering energy crisis that has seen sporadic shutdowns of key services across the country. But the Trump team appears set on slashing billions more from Iranian coffers through rigorous enforcement of Washington’s sanctions regime. Potential plans could include targeting the so-called “ghost fleet” of Iranian-managed ships, which often operate with their transponders off. It could even mean the US seizing more vessels, something Iran has branded as “piracy” and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged OPEC members to unite against sanctions. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said if Trump only wanted an Iran without a nuclear bomb, then that is “achievable and not a difficult matter” Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said Trump’s insistence against a bomb was “stating the obvious”

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