The Latest: Germany cautious on next Iran steps

 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on U.S.-Iran tensions (all times local): 4:30 p.m  Germany says it is refraining from immediate measures against Iran, but will wait for the International Atomic Energy Agency's inspection report on Tehran's claim it is enriching uranium above the level allowed under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers  German Foreign Ministry spokesman Rainer Breul said Monday that the Vienna-based agency hasn't circulated the report yet, but it was "more a question of days not weeks " Breul told reporters in Berlin as soon as the report is available, Germany will examine it and discuss with the others in the nuclear pact — Iran, Britain, France, China and Russia — how to proceed  He added that "what's important to us is to get Iran to abide by the agreement again " The U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the deal a year ago. ___ 3:05 p.m. Semi-official media in Iran is quoting the country's nuclear agency spokesman as saying Tehran is now enriching uranium to 4 5%. The ISNA and Fars news agencies separately quoted Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran  Kamalvandi told the agencies this decision met the needs that Iran has now. This comes a day after Iran announced it would break the 3 67% limit imposed by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. It earlier broke a limit put on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium  Iran is asking Europe to come up with a way to help it sell its crude oil abroad and get around U S. sanctions. However, Europe has yet to do so. This comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U S. ___ 2:55 p.m. A Kremlin spokesman says that Russia is concerned about growing tensions between Tehran and the U S. over Iran's unraveling nuclear deal with world powers. Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday that Russia is concerned by Iran's announcement it is raising its uranium enrichment levels, furthering its breach of the 2015 nuclear deal  Peskov said that the Kremlin had warned that President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the U S. from the deal a year ago would entail negative consequences to global security He called on all parties to use diplomacy to overcome the crisis. Iran has given the remaining signatories to the deal — which include Russia — 60 days to find a way around crippling U S. sanctions, or it says it will take further steps away from the deal. ___ 12:00 p m. Iran says the last chance for saving its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers will pass after a 60-day deadline  Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told reporters Monday that Iran won't offer any further "deadlines" to save the deal by September  The previous day, Iranian officials said the country would take further steps toward the "reduction" of its compliance with the accord after the deadline  Iran has already breached the deal's limits on uranium enrichment and stockpiling  Mousavi said Iran is still open to negotiations with its European partners and expressed the hope they would "take steps forward" toward implementing their commitments  Iran is pressuring European partners to find a way around U.S. sanctions and deliver the deal's promised economic relief The U.S. unilaterally withdrew a year ago.

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