to inspect its nuclear facilities for the time being. Kamalvandi said Iran would continue to allow the U.N. The Vienna-based IAEA said last month that Iran remained within its stockpile limits and declined to comment on Iran's announcement. Kamalvandi said that given Iran's recent decision to quadruple its production of low-enriched uranium, it would pass the 300-kilogram limit on Thursday, June 27. Under terms of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, Iran can keep a stockpile of no more than 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of low-enriched uranium. She insisted she would await the next report on the issue from the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency. "At the moment, as of today, Iran is still technically compliant and we strongly hope, encourage and expect that Iran continues to comply," Mogherini told journalists. Federica Mogherini, the European Union's top diplomat, declined to specifically address the Iranian announcement. The announcement appeared timed to strike just as European foreign ministers met in Luxembourg. "The current situation is very critical and France and the other parties to the (deal) still have a very limited opportunity to play their historic role for saving the deal," Rouhani said, according to his website. Save the Children Charity Staff Confirmed Dead in Christmas Eve Myanmar Massacre