A senior Russian diplomat has blamed the U.S. for rising tensions in the Persian Gulf, and suggested that war is increasingly likely following months of deteriorating relations. 'The situation is very alarming,' Sergei Ryabkov said.
Trump demanded a renegotiation of the deal, with harsher restrictions on Tehran's nuclear program and limits on the country's ballistic missile research and regional influence. The regime dismissed such demands out of hand.
In May, Trump withdrew waivers that had allowed nations to continue doing business with Iran without the risk of being sanctioned. The White House did so to try and drive down vital Iranian oil exports to zero. A tough war of words and military posturing followed. Then, in May, oil tankers were bombed by an unknown actor off the coast of the UAE. In June, two more were bombed as they transited the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran. The White House blamed Iran for both incidents.
War once again looked possible later that month, when Iran shot down a U.S. drone over the Strait of Hormuz—through which 16.8 million barrels of oil transits each day, according to. Iran claimed the aircraft was in its airspace, an assertion supported by Russia. The U.S. maintained it was in international airspace when destroyed.
This was the closest yet that the two sides came to open conflict. It later emerged that Trump ordered a retaliatory airstrike mission on Iranian targets, but stood his forces down at the last moment when told the operation could inflict up toSince then, Iran has announced that it is breaching two elements of the nuclear deal—a 300 kg limit on the country's enriched uranium stockpile and a ceiling of 3.67 percent enrichment, far lower than what would be needed for a nuclear weapon.
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