The increased enrichment activities could jeopardize a potential US return to a nuclear deal with Iran.

The European foreign ministries’ joint statement comes in light of a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna that Iran continues to produce uranium metal which can be used in the production of a nuclear bomb.

The European trio said that these “serious violations” were the source of “grave concern”.

The IAEA confirmed earlier this week that Iran had enriched uranium metal up to 20% for the first time and had significantly increased the production capacity of uranium enriched to 60%.

The joint statement from the German, French and British foreign ministries noted, “both are key steps in the development of a nuclear weapon and Iran has no credible civilian need for either measure.”

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