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Trump: US Will 'Substantially' Increase Iran Sanctions

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - Story updated July 10, 2019, 3:05 p.m.

   President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would soon "substantially"
   increase economic sanctions against Iran, even as the U.S. accused
   Tehran of "nuclear extortion" by breaching the 2015 international pact
   aimed at curtailing its nuclear weapons development.

   Iran has acknowledged it is now enriching uranium beyond the limits of
   the accord Trump withdrew from last year and keeping a bigger stockpile
   than it was allowed.

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