Iran is ready to further reduce its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal if the European Union doesn't protect the country's economic interests against U.S. sanctions, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi, Reuters reported Sept. 2. Meanwhile, Iran has reportedly been disrupting a U.N. investigation by the International Atomic Energy Agency into potential storage of nuclear equipment and radioactive material by refusing to answer some of the agency's questions.