US Must Lift Sanctions Before Tehran Rejoins Nuclear Deal: Iran

In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, gives a speech at a public gathering in the city of Mashhad, Iran on March 21, 2014. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

The leader of Iran’s Islamic regime said if the United States wants the regime to “return to its commitments” and rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, it must lift economic sanctions.

“Iran has fulfilled all its obligations under the deal, not the United States and the three European countries. ... If [the United States] want Iran to return to its commitments, the United States must in practice ... lift all sanctions,” Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said during a meeting, according to state TV.