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Iran: Bill to Raise Uranium Enrichment Iran: Bill to Raise Uranium Enrichment
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Iranian lawmakers introduced a bill in Parliament that would force the government to increase uranium enrichment to 60 percent if new sanctions are imposed on Iran, state television reported Wednesday. The bill, introduced by 100 lawmakers, has to be approved by the 290-member house and then be ratified by a constitutional watchdog in order to become law. It appears to be a response to a legislation introduced in the United States Senate that would authorize new sanctions on Iran if it breaches the interim nuclear deal reached last month or fails to strike a final agreement. Under the deal, Iran agreed to limit its uranium enrichment to 5 percent and neutralize its stockpile of 20-percent enriched uranium in return for the easing of some sanctions and a pledge not to impose new ones. Iranian lawmakers introduced a bill in Parliament that would force the government to increase uranium enrichment to 60 percent if new sanctions are imposed on Iran, state television reported Wednesday. The bill, introduced by 100 lawmakers, has to be approved by the 290-member house and then be ratified by a constitutional watchdog in order to become law. It appears to be a response to legislation introduced in the United States Senate that would authorize new sanctions on Iran if it breaches the interim nuclear deal reached last month or fails to strike a final agreement. Under the deal, Iran agreed to limit its uranium enrichment to 5 percent and neutralize its stockpile of 20-percent enriched uranium in return for the easing of some sanctions and a pledge not to impose new ones.