Iran Enriching Uranium Beyond Deal Limit, Reports Say
Last week, Tehran acknowledged breaking the deal's 300 kilogram limit on its low-enriched uranium stockpile.
Last week, Tehran acknowledged breaking the deal's 300 kilogram limit on its low-enriched uranium stockpile.
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo tweeted Iran would face further isolation and sanctions.
Mohsen Rezaei's statement comes in response to authorities detaining an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar.
The move puts pressure on Europe to offer a way around intense US sanctions targeting the country.
It was confirmed Iran breached the limit on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium set under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
Dame Karen Pierce was speaking to BFBS Radio’s Sitrep programme in the wake of recent attacks on oil tankers in Iran.
It follows a series of incidents between the US and Iran in the Gulf region.
Tensions have been rising in the Gulf of Oman between the US and Iran.
The US President has signed an executive order targeting Iran's supreme leader and associates with financial sanctions.
Tensions between the US and Iran have increased in recent weeks.
A US drone worth more than £78 million was shot down by Iranian forces last week as tensions between the two nations continue to rise.
The minister called for an "urgent de-escalation" of tensions in the region.
The US President says he cancelled plans to launch strikes against Iran with minutes to spare when discovering 150 people would be killed.
The shooting down of the US drone could shape how drones are used in future, writes David Hambling.
Iran and the US have disagreed over whether the aircraft was shot down over Iranian airspace or in international airspace.
Tensions between the two nations have continued after a US drone was shot down by Iran's Revolutionary Guard