Biden won’t lift sanctions to bring Iran to nuclear deal

Tehran/Washington (dpa)- US President Joe Biden said on Sunday that the US would not first lift sanctions on Iran in order to encourage Tehran to return to the 2015 nuclear deal.

His comments to the CBS network were recorded before statements by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei emerged earlier on Sunday, who spoke in favour of the country returning to the 2015 agreement - but only if all US sanctions are lifted.

“For a return to the nuclear agreement, the US must lift all sanctions ... in practice and not on paper,” Khamenei told state TV.