As he moves to return America to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran nuclear accord, Joe Biden faces what should be an alarming reality. Iran isn’t simply in breach of that accord; it is shredding the deal.

On Wednesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced that Iran has accumulated an enriched uranium stockpile 12 times larger than what it agreed to accrue under the nuclear deal. Yes, you read that right. Twelve times. But alarming as it is, this news shouldn’t surprise anyone. After all, Iran has spent the past year undermining its commitments to the remaining JCPOA signatories. Namely, Britain, China, France, the European Union, Germany, and Russia. Not only has Iran massively increased its enrichment activity; it has steadily escalated its noncompliance with IAEA inspections.