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Iran resumes 20 per cent uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean tanker
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Persian Gulf waters and detained its crew containing nationals from South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar.
Key points:
- South Korea has demanded the release of a tanker seized by Iran’s elite military corps
- Iran has begun enriching its uranium, a move which contravenes the nation’s 2015 deal with world powers
- Israel’s Prime Minister has suggested Iran is doing so to develop nuclear weapons
Seoul confirmed the seizure of the chemical tanker by Iranian authorities in the waters off Oman, and demanded its immediate release.
The seizure comes at a time of tension between the two nations over Iranian funds frozen at South Korean banks due to US sanctions.
Several Iranian…
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