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  • Iran says it detains Israel-linked community planning sabotage

    Iran mentioned on Saturday its safety forces had arrested a community of brokers working for Israel earlier than they have been capable of perform sabotage and “terrorist operations”, state media reported.

    The announcement by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry got here amid heightening tensions with arch-enemy Israel over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

    “This network’s members were in contact with (Israel’s) Mossad spy agency through a neighbouring country and entered Iran from (Iraq’s) Kurdistan region with advanced equipment and strong explosives,” the ministry mentioned in a press release carried by state media.

    The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, which oversees Mossad, declined to remark.

    Iran usually accuses its enemies or rivals overseas, corresponding to Israel, the United States and Saudi Arabia, of making an attempt to destabilise the nation.

    The Intelligence ministry didn’t say how many individuals have been arrested and didn’t disclose their nationality. The community deliberate “acts of sabotage and unprecedented terrorist operations in sensitive locations”, its assertion mentioned, with out giving particulars.

    Earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge to disclaim Iran nuclear arms. Tehran says its nuclear programme is peaceable and denies in search of nuclear weapons.

  • Iran says it has enriched uranium with 60% purity

    Iran mentioned Friday that it had began 60% uranium enrichment at its Natanz website, simply days after an explosion on the plant that Tehran blamed on Israel.
    Tehran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf tweeted: “I am proud to announce that at 00:40 last night, and on the night of the pilgrimage of Sayyid al-Shuhada, young and pious Iranian scientists were able to obtain a product of 60% enriched uranium.”
    He added: “Congratulations to the brave people of Islamic Iran on this success.”
    The stage is now at its highest ever and comes within the wake of a sabotage at Iran’s Natanz nuclear plant final week. Iran mentioned Israel was chargeable for the assault.
    Rising tensions
    Friday’s announcement marks a big escalation of tensions within the Middle East and casts doubt over the probabilities of discovering any center floor on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), generally referred to as the Iran nuclear deal.
    The 2015 accord between Iran and Germany, China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, along with the European Union, is at the moment underneath dialogue between representatives in Vienna.
    The officers are hoping to resuscitate a deal that has been on life help ever since former US President Donald Trump introduced Washington’s withdrawal.