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Iran has announced it will breach on 27 June the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium that was set under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

The Secretary of State said the attacks are part of a “campaign” of “escalating tension” by Iran.

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Iran is prepared to deploy ‘secret weapons’ against American warships, a military official in Tehran said, after the Pentagon sent three destroyers to the Persian Gulf amid a wave of increased tensions between the two states.

As the US announced plans on Friday to send 1,500 more troops to the Middle East amid hostiliites with Iran, analysts say the ultra-hawkish National Security Adviser John Bolton has driven much of the escalation in tensions between the two countries.

Trump won’t get far unless he “moves away from maximalist demands and demonstrates that he can be a credible partner in diplomacy,” said Arms Control Association’s Kelsey Davenport.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed US President Donald Trump's "genocidal taunts" and warned him not to threaten the country.

Canada 'concerned by escalating tensions in the region,' according to Global Affairs

War of words intensifies but former US admiral doesn't expect the situation to escalate despite 'the media hype'.

US President Donald Trump has decided to end exemptions from sanctions for countries still buying oil from Iran.

US President Donald Trump has designated Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation.

While the US has had a strategy to contain and isolate Iran, Iran continues to seek and build friendships with its regional neighbors. There are many indications that the US will not tolerate this for much longer.

The Trump administration is to reinstate all US sanctions on Iran removed under the 2015 nuclear deal.

Air France and British Airways announced Thursday that they will halt flights to Tehran next month, citing low profitability as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran.
 

"If we don't have a deterrent... it gives a green light for others to enter this country."

Even before the United States reimposed a raft of sanctions on Iran Tuesday, the mere threat of them had begun to hit home for people in the capital Tehran.

US President Donald Trump has warned that any country trading with Iran will “not be doing business with the United States.” The threat comes as sanctions against the country came into effect at midnight.

THE Middle Eastern nation slammed “American bullying” as the US President signed an order ramping up tensions once more.

An Iranian special forces commander has warned President Donald Trump if the US attacks Iran it "will destroy all that you possess".

President uses exceptionally strong language in all-capitalized tweet, warning Rouhani not to threaten U.S.