The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran is repeatedly violating the 130-ton limit of heavy water it uses to moderate nuclear fission in its reactors and has not made the excess available on the open market, as the Iran nuclear deal calls for. Reuters: Officials from the six other countries that signed the deal, including the United States, have expressed frustration over the breach and said the limit should be seen as firm. Iran's overstepping of the 130-tonne threshold also raises questions about how U.S. President-elect Donald Trump - who has strongly criticized the deal and said he will "police that contract so tough they (the Iranians) don't have a chance" - would handle any similar case once he takes office. "It is important that such situations should be avoided in future in order to maintain international confidence in the implementation of the JCPOA," IAEA chief Yukiya Amano said in the text of a speech to his...(Read Full Post)