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European powers on Tuesday condemned Iran’s decision to enrich uranium past the limits of the 2015 nuclear deal and warned Tehran to reverse its actions if it wants to remain in the accord.

“These compliance issues must be addressed within the framework of the JCPoA, and a Joint Commission should be convened urgently,” the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany, as well as the European Union’s top diplomat, said in a statement, referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

It noted that the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, confirmed Iran has enriched uranium beyond the limits.

The countries, along with Russia and China, are the remaining parties in the agreement after President Trump withdrew the US last year and reimposed sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

“Iran has stated that it wants to remain within the JCPoA. It must act accordingly by reversing these activities and returning to full JCPoA compliance without delay,” the statement said.

It came a day after Iran said it had exceeded the limits set by the accord and began enriching uranium to 4.5 percent, exceeding the 3.67 percent cap, and a week after it breached its uranium stockpile limits.

Iran has been pressuring the European powers to stick by their obligations in the accord even though the US has pulled out and offer sanction relief.

Trump, who called off a military strike last month after Washington said Iran downed an unmanned US surveillance drone, warned Tehran not to go to far.

“We’re going to see what happens to Iran,” the president said at the White House on Tuesday. “Iran’s doing a lot of bad things. They better be careful.”

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