Iran Insists US Lift Sanctions First to Revive Nuclear Deal Talks

Iran Insists US Lift Sanctions First to Revive Nuclear Deal Talks
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 22, 2021. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
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DUBAI—Iran said on March 1 the United States should lift sanctions first if it wants to hold talks with Tehran to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers that former President Donald Trump abandoned.

President Joe Biden has said Washington is ready for talks about both nations resuming compliance with the pact, under which Tehran secured an easing of sanctions by limiting its nuclear work. But each side wants the other to move first.