Iran to enrich uranium to 60%, Israeli ship attacked in new escalation
A commercial vessel owned by an Israeli firm was attacked near Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates.
Tuesday 13/04/2021
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard troops march in a military parade in Tehran, Iran. (AP)
TEHRAN/ LONDON Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, a negotiator said Tuesday, thus pushing its programme to higher levels than ever before though still remaining short of weapons-grade.
The announcement marks a significant escalation after the sabotage that damaged centrifuges, suspected of having been carried out by Israel and could inspire a further response from Israel amid a long-running shadow war between the nations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed never to allow Tehran to obtain a nuclear weapon and his country has twice preemptively bombed Mideast nations to stop their atomic programmes.
By Patrick Goodenough | April 13, 2021 | 2:02am EDT
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – Reacting to U.S. criticism of a buildup of Russian forces near its border with Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday the troops were there because it’s “our country.” Then he asked why it was that the U.S. engages in military activities in the area, “thousands of kilometers away from its territory.”
Lavrov’s comments came amid escalating tensions in and around Ukraine, as the U.S., its G7 partners, and the European Union stepped up calls for Moscow to lower the temperature, and a spokeswoman for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia was ignoring his request for urgent talks.
Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, a negotiator said Tuesday, pushing its program to higher
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