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This photo released on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran shows centrifuge machines in Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. Iran announced on Monday that had started gas injection into a 30-machine cascade of advanced IR-6 centrifuges in Natanz complex

14:55 GMT 11 April 2021 / updated: 16:01 GMT Middle East

Natanz Plant Incident Caused by 'Act of Nuclear Terrorism', Iran's Vice-President Says

US Hawks Worry as Biden Mulls Appointing Russia Sanctions Critic as Adviser, Report Says

In this July 7, 2019, file photo, spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Behrouz Kamalvandi speaks in a press briefing in Tehran, Iran. Iran has begun injecting uranium gas into advanced centrifuges in violation of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, Kamalvandi said Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019

Atomic Energy Organization Spokesman Reportedly 'Had an Accident' When Visiting Natanz After Morning 'Act of Nuclear Terrorism'

Screenshot from bodycam footage of Virginia police officers showing army officer Caron Nazario squinting after being pepper-sprayed by a cop

Virginia Governor Orders Investigation After Video of Two Cops Pepper-Spraying Army Officer Emerges

Graphic Video: New Mexico Police Officer Killed by Suspected Drug Dealer During Traffic Stop

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