(New York Times) Rick Gladstone - In a joint statement Tuesday, the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain, plus the top foreign policy official of the EU, expressed "deep concern that Iran is pursuing activities inconsistent with its commitments" under the nuclear accord. The statement was their strongest response yet to at least two Iranian violations of the agreement in recent days: exceeding the stockpile of uranium it is allowed to keep, and raising the enrichment level above the purity required for civilian use. They exhorted Iran to return to full compliance "without delay" and said a joint commission for resolving disputes under the accord "should be convened urgently." The convening of a joint commission amounted to a warning that the Europeans are moving closer to a formal complaint against Iran.
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