Iran challenges Biden with South Korea tanker seizure

US sanctions spark game of brinkmanship that risks spiraling out of control

HIROFUMI MATSUO, Senior staff writer

TOKYO -- Iran's mounting frustrations with U.S. economic sanctions could prod the nation into lashing out in ever more dangerous ways, as indicated by the recent seizure of a South Korean tanker by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard.

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