Reuters - Iran will continue uranium enrichment under its nuclear deal with world powers, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani was quoted as saying on Saturday, despite a U.S. move to stop it.

The United States acted on Friday to force Iran to stop producing low-enriched uranium and expanding its only nuclear power plant, intensifying a campaign aimed at halting Tehran�s ballistic missile program and curbing its regional power.

�Under the (nuclear accord) Iran can produce heavy water and this is not in violation of the agreement. Therefore we will carry on with enrichment activity,� the semi-official news agency ISNA quoted Larijani as saying. The Fars agency carried a similar report.

Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Gareth Jones