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Iran-US tensions soar as as Trump imposes new sanctions

US President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions against Iran's metals sector, escalating tensions, with Tehran saying it will return to enriching uranium.

 IIRAN USA SANCTIONS NUCLEAR POLICIES DIPLOMACY

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) and US President Donald J. Trump (R). Source: EPA

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tightened the screws further on Iran with sanctions on its mining industry after a frustrated Tehran said it would suspend some promises it made under a nuclear deal rejected by Washington.

On the anniversary of Trump's withdrawal from the accord he denounced as "horrible," tensions were soaring after the United States deployed an aircraft carrier strike group and nuclear-capable bombers to the region and accused Iran of "imminent" attacks.

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