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February 7, 2022

Iran Talks Show Some Signs of Progress After U.S. Agrees to Waive Certain Sanctions
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Iran has welcomed a move by the United States to waive sanctions against
foreign countries and companies that work in Iran's civil nuclear
sector. The sanctions were imposed by the Trump administration in 2020
after it pulled the U.S. out of the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Iran has called ending those sanctions a necessary first step toward
restoring the nuclear agreement. Last week Iran's foreign minister said
Tehran is willing to engage in direct talks with the Biden
administration if negotiations on a new nuclear deal reach an advanced
stage.


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