Iran US Tension

• Iran not ruling out negotiations with U.S., foreign minister says

  Iran is not ruling out negotiations with the United States even after an American drone strike that killed a top Iranian general, the country's foreign minister said in an interview released Saturday.

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  Jan 25, 2020
  
• Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Persian Gulf as U.S. deploys troops

  Speaking during a military parade, President Hassan Rouhani said that the presence of foreign forces in the Gulf could cause problems for the world’s “energy security.”

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  Sep 22, 2019
  
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• Iran activates advanced centrifuges, violates nuclear deal

  Iran already has breached the stockpile and enrichment level limits set by the deal, while stressing it could quickly revert back to the terms of the accord if Europe finds a way for it to sell its crude oil abroad despite crushing U.S. sanctions.

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  Sep 7, 2019
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• Iran says it is ready to negotiate if U.S. lifts sanctions

  U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has said it is open to negotiations with Iran on a more far-reaching agreement on nuclear and security issues.

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  Jul 14, 2019
• Iraq boosts security measures at air base that houses U.S. troops

  Iraq hosts more than 5,000 U.S. troops, and is home to powerful Iranian-backed militias, some of whom want those U.S. forces to leave.

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  Jun 22, 2019
• Trump says Iran ‘made a mistake’ by shooting down U.S. drone

  Trump cut a meeting short with Justin Trudeau to brief U.S. lawmakers on the tensions with Iran.

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  Jun 20, 2019
• Iran says U.S. drone shot down by Revolutionary Guard

  Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it shot down a U.S. drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal. The U.S. military declined to immediately comment.

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  Jun 19, 2019
• U.S. to deploy 1,000 additional troops to Middle East as tension with Iran escalates

  Fears of a confrontation between Iran and the United States have mounted since last Thursday when two oil tankers were attacked, more than a year after President Donald Trump announced Washington was withdrawing from a 2015 nuclear deal.

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  Jun 17, 2019
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• UAE says evidence shows oil tanker attacks were ‘state sponsored’

  Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan didn't name the state, but said his country wants to work with other nations to prevent a further escalation of tensions in the region.

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  Jun 15, 2019
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• No casualties reported after Iraq air base home to U.S. troops hit by mortar shells

  The attack comes amid rising tensions in the Middle East between the United States and Iran, which ratcheted up on Thursday after suspected attacks on two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iran has denied involvement.

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  Jun 15, 2019