Middle-East
Iran to raise uranium enrichment beyond nuclear deal limits
Tehran, Jul 7 (AP/UNB) — Iran announced Sunday it will raise its level of uranium enrichment, breaking another limit of its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and further heightening tensions with the U.S.
Iraq celebrates naming Babylon a UNESCO World Heritage site
Baghdad, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — Iraq on Friday celebrated the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to name the historic city of Babylon a World Heritage Site in a vote held in Azerbaijan's capital, years after Baghdad began campaigning for the site to be added to the list.
Former Guard commander says Iran should seize UK oil tanker
Tehran, Jul 5 (AP/UNB) — A former leader of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard says the Islamic Republic should consider seizing a British oil tanker in response to authorities detaining an Iranian oil tanker off the coast Gibraltar.
Rouhani: Iran will enrich uranium to 'any amount we want'
Tehran, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Iran's president warned that Tehran will increase its enrichment of uranium to "any amount that we want" beginning on Sunday, putting further pressure on European nations to save its faltering nuclear deal and offer a way around intense U.S. sanctions.
Rouhani: Iran will enrich uranium to 'any amount we want'
Tehran, Jul 3 (AP/UNB) — Iran's president warned European partners in its faltering nuclear deal on Wednesday that Tehran will increase its enrichment of uranium to "any amount that we want" beginning on Sunday, putting pressure on them to offer a way around intense U.S. sanctions targeting the country.
Iranians say US sanctions hurt people, not government
Tehran, Jul 3 (AP/UNB) — While opinions differ across Tehran's Grand Bazaar about the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal, there's one thing those in the beating heart of Iran's capital city agree on: American sanctions hurt the average person, not those in charge.
Iran's breach of uranium limits complicates nuclear deal
Berlin, Jul 2 (AP/UNB) — Efforts by world powers to preserve a 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran grew more complicated Monday with confirmation that Tehran had breached the pact's limitations on stockpiles of low-enriched uranium.
Iran breaches uranium stockpile limit set by nuclear deal
Tehran, Jul 2 (AP/UNB) — Iran has broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, international inspectors and Tehran said Monday, marking its first major departure from the unraveling agreement a year after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the accord.
Iran says it has breached stockpile limit under nuclear deal
Tehran, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Iran acknowledged Monday it had broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by the 2015 nuclear deal, marking its first major departure from the unraveling agreement a year after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the accord.
Syria says Israeli airstrike kills 4 civilians, wounds 21
Damascus, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Israeli warplanes attacked military positions in central Syria early Monday, with a missile near the capital, Damascus, killing four civilians and wounding 21, Syrian state media reported.