It was easy for the intelligence agencies and military to quickly determine Iran’s responsibility for the Mercer Street, “a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned ship managed by Israeli-owned Zodiac Maritime.”  The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier and the U.S. Navy were escorting the Mercer Street.  See “U.S., U.K. and Israel say Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker,” NBC, Reuters, By Reuters, August 2, 2021.

Read to see how this is not media but mouthpiece.  “Iran summons Romania ambassador,” Tehran Times, August 2, 2021.

“Russian envoy puts blame on Iran for nuke deal stalemate,” David Sands, Washington Times, August 2, 2021.

“A major concern since Iran froze out IAEA inspectors on May 24, and the negotiations mostly broke down shortly thereafter, has been the experience and scientific knowledge Tehran is achieving by continuing to enrich uranium at the 60% level and by continued use of advanced centrifuges such as the IR-4 and IR-6. According to the JCPOA, Iran was limited to enriching to 5% with at most a few dozen advanced centrifuges. The 60% enrichment level is two jumps up from the 5% level and considered only one step below the 90% weaponized level. Running hundreds of IR-4s and IR-6s is considered a major achievement that can allow Tehran to conceive of a more industrial-scale program that could eventually enrich sufficient uranium for a nuclear bomb within weeks.”  See “Top US Iran envoy having doubts about nuke deal,” Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, August 2, 2021.

411 deaths on Aug. 1.  “Iran records highest number of daily COVID cases in pandemic,” AP, August 2, 2021.