World concerned over Iran enrichment

TEHERAN - The international community called for a peaceful solution after Iran announced on Sunday it would raise its uranium enrichment level.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a news conference that Teheran is ramping up the level of uranium enrichment beyond the 3.67 percent level permitted under the 2015 nuclear deal signed with China, Britain, France, Germany, the European Union and the United States.

Global leaders expressed their worries about Iran's new move, which further violated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, which curbed Iran's nuclear program in return for sanctions relief, and urged a peaceful settlement.