The UK’s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar and the faltering nuclear deal appear to be colliding in a multi-faceted diplomatic tangle. Independent.co.uk

French President Emmanuel Macron’s top diplomatic adviser is spending two days in Tehran as part of an urgent bid to deescalate rising tensions with Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal with world powers, an official said Tuesday. Timesofisrael.com

The Czech government has given preliminary approval for Elektrárna Dukovany II – a subsidiary of utility ČEZ – to build at least one new nuclear power unit. The decision was announced in a government resolution published yesterday by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. World-nuclear-news.org

Rosatom fuel development company TVEL announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding to work in the Czech Republic on materials science studies and research. The work will be done at the Řež Research Center. Nuclearstreet.com