Tehran, May 15 -- Iran formally dropped the commitment to cap uranium enrichment and the production of heavy water that were laid under the Iran nuclear deal also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), an official at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) told Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) on Wednesday.

The official at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) stated " the country has begun to stop implementing some of its obligations under the JCPOA as underlined in an SNSC statement".

"Stopping programs related to compliance with the ceiling for production of enriched uranium as well as the unlimited production of heavy water at the Arak facility are programs seriously pursued as stressed during the fi...