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Mideast Tensions Rise Over US Troop Deployment, Iranian Warning on Uranium
Stockpile Limits

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   STATE DEPARTMENT - Carla Babb and Wayne Lee contributed to this report.
   Tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate as the U.S. plans to
   deploy more troops to the region and Iran warns it would exceed uranium
   stockpile limits imposed by a 2015 nuclear deal.

   Iran announced Monday it would cease complying with the global
   agreement that prevents it from making nuclear weapons while the U.S.
   announced the deployment of about 1,000 additional troops to the region
   for defensive purposes.

   The announcements came after Washington blamed Tehran for Thursday's
   attacks on two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz shipping
   lane. Iran has denied any involvement in the attacks.
   

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