On 8 May, Iran announced it would stop complying with parts of the nuclear deal, namely the curbing of its uranium enrichment. Iran President Hassan Rouhani said he would keep enriched uranium stocks in the country rather than sell them abroad, read the BBC. Threats to resume production of more highly enriched uranium in 60 days were also made if other members of the nuclear deal didn’t act to protect Iran from US sanctions. The EU, represented by HR/VP Mogherini jointly with the FMs of UK, France and Germany issued a statement rejecting any ultimatums and saying they were “determined to continue pursuing efforts to enable the continuation of legitimate trade with Iran.” In response, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif said that “EU countries should uphold their obligations in the nuclear deal with Iran and normalize economic ties despite U.S. sanctions, instead of demanding that Iran unilaterally abide by a multilateral accord”, reported Reuters. During an impromptu news conference at the White House, US President Donald Trump urged Tehran to sit down and talk with him about giving up Iran’s nuclear program. He said he couldn’t rule out a military confrontation given the increasing tensions between the two nations.