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In this Thursday, July 11, 2019 photo, veiled Iranian women attend a ceremony in support of the observance of the Islamic dress code for women, in Tehran, Iran. A few daring women in Iran's capital have been taking off their mandatory headscarves, or hijabs, in public, risking arrest and drawing the ire of hard-liners. Many others stop short of outright defiance and opt for loosely draped scarves that show as much hair as they cover. More women are pushing back against the dress code imposed after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and activists say rebelling against the hijab is the most visible form of anti-government protest in Iran today. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

In Iran, some take off their hijabs as hard-liners push back

By Karin Laub and Mohammad Nasiri - Associated Press

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a meeting during his provincial tour to the North Khorasan, Iran, Sunday, July 14, 2019. Rouhani said his country is ready to negotiate with the United States if Washington lifts its economic sanctions. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

EU seeks to de-escalate Persian Gulf tensions

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

A view of the Grace 1 super tanker near a Royal Marine patrol vessel in the British territory of Gibraltar, Thursday, July 4, 2019. Spain's acting foreign minister says a tanker stopped off Gibraltar and suspected of taking oil to Syria was intercepted by British authorities after a request from the United States. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)

The Latest: Israeli PM: EU-Iran deal same as bowing to Nazis

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This undated promotional handout still from the Iranian state TV series, “Gando,” shows actor Payam Dehkordi, center, who plays a character apparently based on Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, among other actors. The new Iranian television series is glorifying the hard-liners and intelligence officers behind the 2014 arrest and imprisonment of Rezaian. (Mohammad Bagheri/TV series, “Gando,” via AP)

‘Gando,’ Iran TV show, glorifies Jason Rezaian imprisonment

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

This undated promotional handout still from the Iranian state TV series, “Gando,” shows actor Payam Dehkordi, center, who plays a character apparently based on Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, among other actors. The new Iranian television series is glorifying the hard-liners and intelligence officers behind the 2014 arrest and imprisonment of Rezaian. (Mohammad Bagheri/TV series, “Gando,” via AP)

Iran spy TV show glorifies hard-liners imprisoning reporter

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

The Iranian flag waves outside of the UN building that hosts the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, office inside in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

The Latest: Gibraltar police detain 2 more from Iran tanker

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In this image from file video provided by U.K. Ministry of Defence, British navy vessel HMS Montrose escorts another ship during a mission to remove chemical weapons from Syria at sea off coast of Cyprus in February 2014. The British Navy said it intercepted an attempt on Thursday, July 11, 2019, by three Iranian paramilitary vessels to impede the passage of a British commercial vessel just days after Iran’s president warned of repercussions for the seizure of its own supertanker. A U.K. government statement said Iranian vessels only turned away after receiving “verbal warnings” from the HMS Montrose accompanying the commercial ship through the narrow Strait of Hormuz. (UK Ministry of Defence via AP)

Britain says Iranian vessels tried to block tanker in Gulf

By AYA BATRAWY and AMIR VAHDAT - Associated Press

In this image from file video provided by U.K. Ministry of Defence, British navy vessel HMS Montrose escorts another ship during a mission to remove chemical weapons from Syria at sea off coast of Cyprus in February 2014. The British Navy said it intercepted an attempt on Thursday, July 11, 2019, by three Iranian paramilitary vessels to impede the passage of a British commercial vessel just days after Iran’s president warned of repercussions for the seizure of its own supertanker. A U.K. government statement said Iranian vessels only turned away after receiving “verbal warnings” from the HMS Montrose accompanying the commercial ship through the narrow Strait of Hormuz. (UK Ministry of Defence via AP)

Iran ships tried to block British vessel in Persian Gulf

By Aya Batrawy and Amir Vahdat - Associated Press

The Iranian flag waves outside of the UN building that hosts the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, office inside in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

The Latest: UN chief calls for ‘maximum restraint’ in Gulf

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French presidential envoy Emmanuel Bonne, left, is welcomed by Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani for a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The Latest: Iran says US sanctions are ‘warfare’

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U.S. Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, in front, and Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Gharib Abadi, background right, wait for the start of the IAEA board of governors meeting at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

U.S. threatens Iran with sanctions at emergency IAEA meeting

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Royal Marine patrol vessel is seen beside the Grace 1 super tanker in the British territory of Gibraltar, Thursday, July 4, 2019. Authorities in Gibraltar said they intercepted Thursday an Iranian supertanker believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran's crude oil to war-ravaged Syria. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)

Iran warns Britain of ‘repercussions’ over ship seizure

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In this Sunday, July 7, 2019 photo, Iran's telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi is interviewed by The Associated Press at his office in Tehran, Iran. Jahromi's quick rise through the Islamic Republic’s carefully managed political system is generating speculation he could be a candidate for Iran’s 2021 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

AP Interview: Rising Iran politician has intelligence ties

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE-- This Nov. 19, 2015 file photo shows a general view of a petrochemical complex in the South Pars gas field in Asaluyeh, Iran, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf. When it comes to saving Iran's nuclear deal, Europe finds itself in the impossible situation of trying to salvage an accord unraveling because of the maximalist U.S. sanctions campaign. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Caught between US and Iran, Europe struggles with diplomacy

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

In this May 28, 2019 photo, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran. Iran remains open to diplomacy to save its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers but has &quot;no hope&quot; in the international community, the country's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday, July 8, 2019, as the Islamic Republic broke the limit the agreement put on its enrichment of uranium. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The Latest: French president sends adviser to Iran for talks

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Spokesman for Iran's atomic agency Behrouz Kamalvandi attends a press briefing in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 7, 2019. The deputy foreign minister says that his nation considers the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers to be a &quot;valid document&quot; and seeks its continuation. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran breaches key uranium enrichment limit in nuclear deal

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 15, 2011 file photo, shows a part of Arak heavy water nuclear facilities, near the central city of Arak, 150 miles (250 kilometers) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. Iran announced Sunday, July 7, 2019 it will raise its enrichment of uranium, breaking another limit of its faltering 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and further heightening tensions between Tehran and the U.S. (Mehdi Marizad/Fars News Agency via AP, File)

Key events raising tensions in the Persian Gulf

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (right) says Iran considers the 2015 nuclear deal to be a "valid document." He's pictured here with atomic agency spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi (left) and government spokesman Ali Rabiei. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. condemns new Iranian breach of 2015 nuclear deal

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this April 9, 2018, file photo, released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani listens to explanations on new nuclear achievements at a ceremony to mark &quot;National Nuclear Day,&quot; in Tehran, Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif acknowledged Monday, July 1, 2019, Iran had broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by the 2015 nuclear deal, marking its first major departure from the unraveling agreement a year after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the accord. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) ** FILE **

The Latest: Japan concerned over Iran’s uranium enrichment

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In this Jan. 13, 2015, file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant just outside of Bushehr, Iran. Iran announced Sunday, July 7, 2019 it will raise its enrichment of uranium, breaking another limit of its faltering 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and further heightening tensions between Tehran and the U.S. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidency Office, Mohammad Berno, File)

AP EXPLAINS: Iran’s nuclear program as 2015 deal unravels

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press