The military raid on Monday on the MT Hankuk Chemi was at odds with Iranian explanations.
SEOUL — 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. Instead, it appeared the Islamic Republic sought to increase its leverage over Seoul ahead of negotiations over billions of dollars in Iranian assets frozen in South Korean banks amid a U.S. pressure campaign targeting Iran.
Iran plans 20 percent uranium enrichment ‘as soon as possible’ | Fox News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Saturday it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility “as soon as possible,” pushing its program a technical step away from weapons-grade levels as it increases pressure on the West over the tattered atomic deal.
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Top Iranian nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassinated – BBC News – YouTube
Iran’s most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has been assassinated near the capital Tehran, the country’s defence ministry has confirmed.
Aircraft carrier sent to Middle East after indications Iran planned attack on US forces – ABC News
U.S. sending aircraft carrier and bombers to Middle East in response to clear indications Iran planned an attack on U.S. forces in the region.
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