UK accuses Iran of breaking deal with oil transfer to Syria – Gulf tensions

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Britain accuses Iran of breaching its assurances that a tanker held off Gibraltar this summer would not transport oil to Syria, and summons Iranian ambassador to protest

"This sale of oil to brutal [Syrian] regime is part of a pattern of behaviour by the Government of Iran designed to disrupt regional security," British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab says.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of "possible undeclared nuclear activities," as the UN's nuclear watchdog presses Tehran for answers on its atomic safeguards. "Today we reveal that yet another secret nuclear site was exposed in the archives that we brought from Tehran," Netanyahu said.

He said that in his meetings he "stressed the need for Iran to respond promptly to Agency questions related to the completeness of Iran's safeguards declarations," adding: "Time is of the essence." Reuters first reported in April that the IAEA, which is policing the nuclear deal, had inspected the site - a step it had said it takes "only when necessary" - and environmental samples taken there were sent off for analysis.

"There are lots of possible explanations," that diplomat said. But since Iran has not yet given any to the IAEA it is hard to verify the particles' origin, and it is also not clear whether the traces are remnants of material or activities that predate the landmark 2015 deal or more recent, diplomats say.Iranian officials were not available to comment.

The state television also reported that Mousavi said an Iranian tanker "has gone to its destination" and "the oil has been sold. "Iran will continue to reduce its nuclear commitments as long as the other parties fail to carry out their commitments." Feruta, also met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday who said Iran's reduction of commitments under its 2015 nuclear deal were allowed under the accord, according to reports by the semi-official Farsreported. Iranian officials say the paragraph allows one party to the deal to cut its commitments if others do not live up to theirs.

"The centrifuge machines, as they are engaged in research and development, will help with increasing the stockpile," he said. However, centrifuges that speed up uranium enrichment would further shorten the time Tehran would need to to build a nuclear weapon were it to choose to do so.Iran will announce details on Saturday of its latest scaling back of its commitments under the nuclear deal in response to the sweeping US sanctions, the ISNA news agency reported.

 

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