Amid increased brinkmanship with the United States, Iran announced its intention to exceed the uranium stockpile limit it agreed to in the 2015 nuke deal.

And of greater concern, more provocatively, the Islamic Republic’s Atomic Energy Organization spokesman warned Iran could enrich uranium up to 20 percent — just a step below weapons-grade level for a nuclear bomb.

Behrouz Kamalvandi spoke to journalists at the country’s Arak heavy water facility. He acknowledged Iran has already quadrupled its production of low-enriched uranium.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for more sanctions if Iran were to break the stockpile limit.

“Should Iran deliver on its threats, the international community will have to implement, immediately, the pre-set sanctions mechanism,” Netanyahu said.

National Security Adviser John Bolton told the Washington Free Beacon in an interview that the U.S. is willing to talk to Iran, but noted, “It’s a very precarious situation.” The interview was conducted prior to Iran’s latest provocative announcement.

Enriching a supply of uranium means boosting its concentration of the type of uranium that can power a nuclear reaction. That type, or isotope, is called U-235.

Boosting its purity is a relatively quick process — something that worries nuclear nonproliferation experts.

The Biblical prophecies of Jesus Christ (Matthew 24, Luke 21) foretell that wars and rumors of wars will be a sign of the Last Days indicating the coming end of the age and the nearing appearance of Jesus Christ.

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