Iran will speed up enriching of uranium after deadline to Europe ends Thursday

Iran will speed up enrichment of uranium after a deadline given to European countries to prevent this ends Thursday, the spokesman for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said, according to the IRIB news agency.

"The deadline of the Atomic Energy Organization for passing the production of enriched uranium from the 300 kilogram border will end tomorrow," the organization's spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said Wednesday. "With the end of this deadline, the speed of enrichment will speed up."

The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Tuesday that the Islamic Republic will take new steps to reduce its commitments under its nuclear deal with world powers on July 7.