Frozen Iranian Assets Include Funds Earned From Oil Revenues and Tehran's Foreign Currency Reserves
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“MOST OF THE FROZEN IRANIAN FUNDS ARE BEING HELD IN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE PURCHASED OIL FROM IRAN”
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This storyThe US withdrawal from the JCPOA in 2018 caused Iran to do what?
- Expel UN inspectors
- Exceed uranium limits
- Launch missile strikes
- Leave the NPT
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Exceed uranium limits
This storyHow much did Carter freeze in Iranian assets in 1979?
- $1.2 billion
- $12 billion
- $40 billion
- $120 billion
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$12 billion
Iran has pledged to forgo nuclear weapons since 1970.
Iran ratified the NPT in 1970, committing never to develop nuclear weapons. Supreme Leader Khamenei also issued a fatwa against them in 2003, making today's reaffirmation the latest in over 50 years of such pledges.
This storyIran's nuclear program was originally launched with help from which nation?
- The United States
- Soviet Union
- France
- United Kingdom
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The United States
Topic poll · all networksIran enriches uranium to 60%. Weapons-grade requires what % purity?
- 60%
- 75%
- 90%
- 99%
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90%
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