President Hassan Rouhani's announcement means that Iran's Fordo nuclear facility, publicly revealed only 10 years ago, again will become an active atomic site rather than a research facility as envisioned by the landmark 2015 accord.
The State Department claims Levinson was taken hostage in Iran with the involvement of the Iranian regime, but the Iranian government has never acknowledged arresting him.
Iran is doubling the number of advanced centrifuges it operates.
Secretary Mnuchin met Monday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called on Washington to impose additional sanctions to halt what he called Iran's "plunge for everything" in the region.
The International Judo Federation imposed an indefinite ban on Iran's team until it promises to end a long-running boycott of Israel.
Pakistan's foreign minister says Iran and Saudi Arabia have indicated a willingness to pursue diplomacy to end their disputes after Pakistan's prime minister traveled to both countries to try and ease tensions.
Esper announced the deployment of several dozen fighter jets along with other aircraft and additional air defenses hours after Iran said two missiles struck one of its oil tankers traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia.
Iranian state television said the explosion damaged two storerooms aboard the oil tanker and caused an oil leak into the Red Sea.
Iran allocated only 4,000 tickets for women in a stadium that seats about 80,000 people.
A company spokeswoman declined to identify those targeted, citing customer privacy.
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