File Footage Shows US MQ-9 Reaper Drones, the Weapon Used to Kill Iran Commander Qassam Soleimani

In this file footage, the US army holds training exercises with MQ-9 Reaper drones, the same weapon that was used to kill Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, Friday, January 3.
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READ MORE: Iran says it is no longer limiting the number of centrifuges used to enrich uranium -- a virtual abandonment of the 2015 nuclear deal.

"Iran's nuclear program will have no limitations in production including enrichment capacity and percentage and number of enriched uranium and research and expansion," a government statement said Sunday.

The move comes two days after a U.S. missile strike in Baghdad killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, leading to threats of Iranian revenge.

But the Sunday statement did not make any explicit threats that Iran is seeking a nuclear weapon -- something Iran has always denied it wants to do. Its statement said Iran will still cooperate with the International Atomic Agency.

Iran has been gradually backing down from a promise made in the 2015 deal since U.S. President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Iran. The European signatories -- Britain, France, and Germany -- have been urging Iran not to pull out.
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LINK: https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/voa-news-iran/iran-backs-out-2015-nuclear-deal