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South Korean Tanker Was Boarded By Armed Iran Guard Forces

Armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course and travel to Iran, the vessel’s owner said Tuesday, the latest maritime seizure by Tehran amid heightened tensions with the West over its nuclear program. The military raid on Monday on the MT Hankuk Chemi was at odds with Iranian explanations that they stopped the vessel for polluting the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

Link to the article on AP. 

  • Iran Officially Imposes Curbs On UN Nuclear Inspections

    February 24, 2021
    TOP STORIES Iran Officially Imposes Curbs On UN Nuclear Inspections | Associated Press Iran officially started restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities Tuesday, a bid to pressure European countries and President Joe Biden’s administration to lift crippling economic sanctions and restore the 2015 nuclear deal. World powers slammed the...

  • Biden Attempt To Resurrect Iran Nuke Deal Off To Bumpy Start

    February 23, 2021
    TOP STORIES Biden Attempt To Resurrect Iran Nuke Deal Off To Bumpy Start | Associated Press The Biden administration’s early efforts to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are getting a chilly early response from Tehran. Though few expected a breakthrough in the first month of the new administration, Iran’s...

  • Iranian-Backed Militias Likely Behind Deadly Rocket Attack On U.S.-Led Base, Experts Say

    February 22, 2021
    TOP STORIES Iranian-Backed Militias Likely Behind Deadly Rocket Attack On U.S.-Led Base, Experts Say | NBC News Iranian-backed Iraqi militias were most likely behind a deadly rocket barrage on a U.S.-led coalition base in northern Iraq earlier this week, but it's not clear whether Iran had any role in directing...

  • Biden Administration Formally Offers To Restart Nuclear Talks With Iran

    February 19, 2021
    TOP STORIES Biden Administration Formally Offers To Restart Nuclear Talks With Iran | The New York Times The United States took a major step on Thursday toward restoring the Iran nuclear deal that the Trump administration abandoned, offering to join European nations in what would be the first substantial diplomacy...

  • Iran Plans Extra Advanced Machines At Underground Enrichment Plant: IAEA

    February 18, 2021
    TOP STORIES Iran Plans Extra Advanced Machines At Underground Enrichment Plant: IAEA | Reuters Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog it plans to install more of its advanced IR-2m centrifuges at an underground uranium enrichment plant at Natanz, a report by the agency on Wednesday said, which would deepen...

  • Iran Tells IAEA It Plans To Scale Back Cooperation In A Week

    February 17, 2021
    TOP STORIES Iran Tells IAEA It Plans To Scale Back Cooperation In A Week | Reuters Iran has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog it will dramatically scale back cooperation with it in a week, a report by the agency to its member states showed on Tuesday, ratcheting up protests against...

  • Iran Says It Will End Snap IAEA Inspections If Nuclear Deal Terms Not Met

    February 16, 2021
    TOP STORIES Iran Says It Will End Snap IAEA Inspections If Nuclear Deal Terms Not Met | Reuters Iran said on Monday it will block snap inspections by the U.N. nuclear watchdog from next week if other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal do not uphold their obligations, a challenge...

  • Iran Starts Producing Uranium Metal, Upping Pressure On Biden In Nuclear Standoff

    February 12, 2021
    **NOTE: UANI’s Eye on Iran will be suspended on Monday, February 15 in observance of President’s Day. It will resume Tuesday, February 16.** TOP STORIES Iran Starts Producing Uranium Metal, Upping Pressure On Biden In Nuclear Standoff | CBS News Iran has started producing uranium metal, the United Nations nuclear...

  • Iran Has Started Producing Uranium Metal, In Violation Of 2015 Accords, IAEA Says

    February 11, 2021
    TOP STORIES Iran Has Started Producing Uranium Metal, In Violation Of 2015 Accords, IAEA Says | The Wall Street Journal Iran has produced a material that is banned under the 2015 nuclear accords and could be used to form the core of a nuclear weapon, as it seeks to step...

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