The waivers are among the last remaining components of the 2015 nuclear deal the Trump administration withdrew from last year. Pompeo said the waiver for Iran’s once-secret Fordow site will be eliminated Dec. 15. Iran recently announced it would resume uranium enrichment at the fortified facility, which is built into a mountain. “The right amount of uranium enrichment for the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism is zero,” he said. “There is no legitimate reason for Iran to resume enrichment at this previously clandestine site.

Source: New York Times November 18, 2019 20:02 UTC