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Al-Arabia – Iran’s recent “nuclear escalations” raise concerns that should move all countries to increase pressure on Tehran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, as Iran resumed uranium enrichment at one of its nuclear facilities. “Iran’s expansion of proliferation-sensitive activities raises concerns that Iran is positioning itself to have the option of a rapid nuclear breakout,” Pompeo …

Al- Arabia – The percentage of uranium enrichment in Iran’s Fordo nuclear complex has almost reached pre-nuclear deal levels, Iran said on Thursday. A UN nuclear watchdog policing the deal told member states in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday that Iran was enriching uranium to 4.5 percent purity, above the 3.67 percent limit set by its deal with major powers. …

Al-Arabia – Ahwazi fans chanted “listen Tehran, we are Arabs” during a football match at the Foolad Arena Stadium in the southwestern province of Khuzestan in Iran, a video being shared online showed. “Listen Tehran, come one Ahwaz. Ahwaz, Brazil. Long live the Arabs, I am an Arab, you are an Arab. Ahwaz is Arab,” one fan can be heard …

Al-Arabia – At least four protesters were killed and more than 35 others wounded in central Baghdad on Thursday after security forces used live gunfire to disperse anti-government demonstrations, Reuters reported citing police and hospital sources.The clashes took place near Shuhada bridge, the sources said. Security forces used on Thursday live fire against protesters on Baghdad’s Al-Rasheed Street, hours after …

VOA – Iran’s nuclear agency Thursday announced resumption of uranium enrichment at the country’s underground Fordow nuclear facility, a site where, under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, it had agreed not to carry out any enrichment or enrichment-related research. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said in a statement the enrichment began overnight and was witnessed by an …