According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran has, for the second time, exceeded the limit on how much heavy water it may possess under the terms of the nuclear deal. Jenna Lifhits writes:
The Obama administration . . . has praised Iran for “acknowledging” it exceeded that threshold. . . . When asked, [the State Department spokesman Mark] Toner would not call the incident a “formal violation” of the nuclear deal. . . .
Iran is expected to export five metric tons of heavy water in coming days, though it is unknown to whom. In this case, the country was roughly one-tenth of a metric ton over the 130-metric-ton limit.
An Energy Department official told the Weekly Standard they did not “expect the U.S. government to purchase any Iranian heavy water directly in the near future,” but would not rule out future purchases. . . . The U.S. agreed to buy 32 tons of Iranian heavy water for $8.6 million dollars in April, ensuring that the country was in compliance with the nuclear deal.
Officials delayed responding to congressional requests for details about that purchase for weeks, deepening congressional criticism that the United States was subsidizing Iran’s heavy-water production.
Read more on Weekly Standard: http://www.weeklystandard.com/iran-breaks-nuclear-deal-but-the-obama-administration-wont-say-its-a-formal-violation/article/2005321