they had violated the nuclear arm profif proliferation treaty for many years. it is no surprise they are going to pursue what they have intended to pursue. u.s. officials say it is to smuggle illicit oil to syria in violation of sanctions. last night president trump s national security advisor tweeted a satellite photo showing an iranian vessel at anchor 2 1/2 miles off a major port in syria. bolton said quote anyone who said it wasn t headed to syria is in denial. tehran thinks it s more important to fund the murderous assad regime than provide for its own people. we can talk, but iran is not getting any sanctions relief until it stops lying and spreading terror. today iran also claims it seized another vessel near the strait of hormuz for smuggling fuel. it is the first time iran has seized a vessel since july. jon? jon: thank you lucas.
prepared to ramp up its uranium enrichment levels far beyond the 2016 nuclear agreement. a sign the deal may be on its last leg. tehran claiming its coast guard seized a tugboat near the straight of hormuz and detained the crew members on suspicion of smuggling fuel. federal officials are linking they are urging people to stop smoking e-cigarettes. i m aishah hasnie. jesse: joe biden may be leading the democratic field. but wherever he goes, gaffes seem to follow. his recent slips of the tongue on the late show. any gaffes that i have made,
treaty for many years. it is no surprise they are going to pursue what they have intended to pursue. u.s. officials say it is to smuggle illicit oil to syria in violation of sanctions. last night president trump s national security advisor tweeted a satellite photo showing an iranian vessel at anchor 2 1/2 miles off a major port in syria. bolton said quote anyone who said it wasn t headed to syria is in denial. tehran thinks it s more important to fund the murderous assad regime than provide for its own people. we can talk, but iran is not getting any sanctions relief until it stops lying and spreading terror. today iran also claims it seized another vessel near the strait of hormuz for smuggling fuel. it is the first time iran has seized a vessel since july. jon? jon: thank you lucas. protesters face off once again in hong kong today. at one point, demonstrators
strait of hormuz and detained the 12 filipino crew members on suspicion of smuggling fuel. lucas tomlinson has the latest from washington. reporter: iran s stockpile of material needed to make a nuclear woman is increasing according to bomb is increasing according to a spokesman who warns europe needs to act quickly to save the landmark nuclear agreement which president trump abandoned last year. translator: as we move forward, the situation will get more difficult. the european side must realize there s not much time left. if they want to take any actions, they must carry it out as soon as possible. reporter: iran began spinning six centrifuges ten times faster than the tubes allowed under the obama era deal. they showed off the circulations, the a violation of the deal. they have been violating it.
they were had violated the nuclear non-proliferation treaty for many years, so it s no surprise that the iranians are going to pursue what they ve always intended to pursue. reporter: one of those pursuits is to smuggle an estimate thed $180 million worth of oil in violation of sanctions. the tanker had been seized by british forces in july. john bolton said, quote with: anyone who said the aide a ran doria wasn t headed to syria is in denial. tehran thinks it s more important to fund the assad regime than provide for its own people. iran s not getting sanctions relief until it stops lying and spreading terror. today iran also claimed it e seized another vessel in the strait of hormuz for smuggling fuel. it s the first time iran has seized a stress ill since july vessel since july.