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Sanctions on Iran to be 'substantially' increased soon, says Trump
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jul 11 (ANI): Accusing Iran of "secretly" enriching uranium for a long time, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that more sanctions would be imposed "substantially" on Tehran soon.
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'Sad Irony,' says Iran as IAEA holds emergency meeting on nuclear deal
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 10 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday termed as a "sad irony" the convening of an emergency meeting by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the behest of the United States despite the Trump administration "ruining" the 2015 nuclear deal.
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We're not done with Iran, says Pompeo
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday said that the Donald Trump administration is "not done" with Iran and will continue its pressure campaign against Tehran in a bid to force it to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
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Iran exceeds Uranium enrichment limit set under 2015 nuclear deal
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 8 (ANI): Iran has officially surpassed the 3.67 percent Uranium enrichment limit set under the 2015 nuclear deal and could consider increasing the stockpile to 20 percent in the future, the country's nuclear agency said on Monday.
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Pompeo warns Iran with more 'isolation and sanctions' after nuke expansion
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jul 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday threatened Iran with "further isolation and sanctions" hours after Tehran announced that it will "in a few hours" begin enriching uranium beyond the limit set in its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
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EU urges Iran to halt uranium enrichment breach
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 7 (ANI): The European Union (EU) on Sunday urged Iran to stick to its nuclear commitments after Tehran announced that it will begin enriching uranium beyond the limit set in its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers "in a few hours".
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Iran says oil tanker seized by UK was not bound for Syria
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 7 (ANI): Iran on Sunday said that the supertanker seized by Britain's Royal Marines earlier this week off Gibraltar was not transporting crude oil to Syria as has been claimed by the UK.
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Iran expected to further reduce commitments under JCPoA
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 7 (ANI): Iran is expected to further reduce its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) in response to the failure by the European signatories of the treaty to keep up their promise of providing the country with relief from US sanctions, state med
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IAEA calls for special meeting on Iran on July 10
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 6 (ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for a special meeting on Iran's nuclear programme next week, days after Tehran breached one of the limits set in a 2015 deal with world powers.
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Iran warns to detain British oil tanker
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 05 (ANI): Iran on Friday threatened that it will seize a British oil tanker if an Iranian tanker detained in Gibraltar was not immediately released.
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Iran summons British envoy over 'illegal seizure' of oil tanker
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 5 (ANI): Iran has summoned British envoy Nicolas Hopton to convey its objections over the "illegal seizure" of an Iranian oil tanker by UK patrol ships in Gibraltar, country's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abbas Mousavi said.
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Iran's partial withdrawal from JCPoA in response to inaction by other sign
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 4 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said that Tehran's decision to partially withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal was in response to the failure by the other signatories of the agreement to keep up their promise of providing his country with the relief f
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