Tag: 2015 Iran deal
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Iran increases uranium enrichment after alleged Israeli attack
After an assault that damaged centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear facility, Iran will be increasing the purity of its uranium enrichment up to 60%. Israel is widely believed to be behind the attack. This further jeopardizes negotiations with bringing the U.S. back into the 2015 nuclear deal, as it puts Iran in further breach of…
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Iran releases South Korean ship detained since January
Iran finally freed a south Korean oil tanker held for months after seizing it in January. Iran said it had detained the ship because it was polluting the waters, but South Korea says it was done in retaliation for the country holding up $7 billion in Iranian assets related to U.S. sanctions on Iran. The…