US President Joe Biden confirmed Sunday that he would not lift sanctions against Iran until it complies with the nuclear deal. Biden responded with a clear “No” when the television network CBS asked if the US would “lift sanctions first, in order to get Iran back to the negotiations table.”When further asked if lifting sanctions was conditional to Iran “first stop enriching uranium,” Biden nodded in affirmation in the interview recorded on Friday. Washington and Iran expressed interests in reviving the 2015 deal since Biden took office last month, but both parties insist on their own terms. The Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had said on Sunday that Tehran would return to the 2015 nuclear deal if the US lifted all imposed sanctions. “If they want Iran to return to its commitments … America must completely lift sanctions, and not just in words or on paper,” Khamenei said in a televised address to air force commanders.

Source: Egypt Independent February 08, 2021 08:23 UTC