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Iran seeks boosting uranium enrichment within nuclear deal limits Tehran says it will inform the UN nuclear watchdog on Tuesday of its plan to increase capacity to produce uranium. Khamenei said on Monday that Iran 'will not tolerate being under sanctions, while limited in the nuclear field' [File: AP] Iran will inform the  United Nations  nuclear watchdog in Vienna on Tuesday of its plan to begin the process of increasing the country's uranium enrichment capacity within the limits of the nuclear agreement, the country's atomic energy agency spokesman has said. "In a letter that will be handed over to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ... Iran will announce that the process of increasing the capacity to produce ... UF6 (uranium hexafluoride) ... will start on Tuesday,"  Behrouz Kamalvandi told ISNA news agency . He said Iran had the capacity to accelerate production of centrifuges, which are used to enrich uranium. The UF6 is raw materi...
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Article Response #19

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NEWS / JERUSALEM US embassy opens in Jerusalem amid lockdown US President Donald Trump addresses ceremony video link as protests spread across occupied Palestinian territories. 42 minutes ago Up to 1,000 Israeli police officers were deployed around the embassy's location [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters] MORE ON  ISRAELI–PALESTINIAN CONFLICT Interactive: Take a tour through divided Jerusalem today New US embassy location in Jerusalem cuts through Armistice Line today Tensions rise ahead of US embassy opening in Jerusalem today Hamas and Fatah: Why the two groups are failing 2 days ago The United States has officially relocated its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, in a deeply controversial move that angered Palestinians and drew widespread regional condemnation. The ceremony on Monday took place amid road closures and heavy police presence in anticipation of Palestinian protests, as well as deadly demon...
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Syria war: Missile strikes on military sites 'kill pro-Assad fighters' 2 hours ago Share this with Facebook   Share this with Twitter   Share this with Messenger   Share this with Email   Share Related Topics Syrian civil war Image copyright TWITTER/@DANNYMAKKISYRIA Image caption Large explosions were reportedly seen coming from a military facility south of Hama Missile strikes on military sites in northern Syria overnight reportedly killed a number of pro-government fighters, including Iranians. The Syrian military said facilities in Hama and Aleppo provinces were struck. It did not say if there were any casualties. But a UK-based monitoring group said four Syrians and 22 foreigners, mostly Iranians, died. It is not known who was behind the attacks. But Western nations and Israel have previously hit sites in Syria. Earlier this month, the US, UK and France bombed three facilities they said were associated with the Sy...
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Serzh Sargsyan: Armenian PM resigns after days of protests here were scenes of jubilation on Monday in the Armenian capital Yerevan after protests forced the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. Opposition supporters accused Mr Sargsyan, who was made prime minister last week after serving 10 years as president, of clinging to power. "The street movement is against my tenure. I am fulfilling your demand," Mr Sargsyan said in a statement. Former prime minister Karen Karapetyan has taken over as acting PM. The announcement came soon after opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was released from detention. Mr Pashinyan had been arrested on Sunday after he called for Mr Sargsyan's resignation during televised talks.   As well as Mr Pashinyan, two other opposition politicians and some 200 demonstrators were held. Image copyright AFP Image caption Demonstrators rallied again in the capital Yerevan on Monday In his statement published on his website, Mr S...
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