Tensions between the United States and Iran have been simmering in the last days of President Donald Trump’s administration.
A satellite image of the Fordo facility in Iran in 2013.DigitalGlobe / Getty Images fileJan. 4, 2021, 5:42 AM PST/UpdatedJan. 4, 2021, 8:25 AM PSTByAli ArouziandSaphora Smith
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has resumed enriching uraniumup to 20 percentin the country’s biggest breach yet of its landmark nuclear deal with world powers, a government spokesperson told state-run Mehr News on Monday.
Also Monday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seized a South Korean-flagged ship carrying thousands of tons of ethanol in the Persian Gulf, according to the state-linked news agencies IRIB and FARS News.
The U.S. State Department said it was tracking reports that the Iranian regime has detained a Republic of Korea-flagged tanker. “The regime continues to threaten navigational rights and freedoms in the Persian Gulf as part of a clear…
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