Iran abandons nuclear agreement over slaying of general

Another Iranian official said it would consider taking even-harsher steps, then Iran said Sunday it will no longer abide by limits of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers after a US airstrike killed a top general, abandoning the accord’s key provisions that block Tehran from having enough material to build an atomic weapon. Iran insisted in a state television broadcast it remained open to negotiations with European partners, who have been unable to offer Tehran a way to sell its crude oil abroad despite U.S. sanctions. Sunday's announcement represents the clearest nuclear proliferation threat yet made by Iran since President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the accord in May 2018. It raises regional tensions, as Iran’s longtime foe Israel has promised never to allow Iran to be able to produce an atomic bomb.