Iran announced Thursday it will launch a new uranium enrichment facility after the United Nations nuclear watchdog determined the country was not in compliance with its nuclear obligations.

The Iranian government issued a statement calling the resolution “politically motivated” and biased and saying it “has no choice but to respond.”

“Accordingly, the President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has issued necessary directives for launching a new enrichment facility in a secure location,” reads a joint statement........

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