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US now preparing for a world with and without Iran nuclear deal

US State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, DC. (File/AFP)
US State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, DC. (File/AFP)
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05 May 2022 01:05:28 GMT9
05 May 2022 01:05:28 GMT9

WASHINGTON: The United States is now preparing equally for both a scenario where there is a mutual return to compliance with Iran on a nuclear deal, as well as one in which there is not an agreement, the State Department said on Wednesday.

“Because a mutual return to compliance with the JCPOA is very much an uncertain proposition, we are now preparing equally for either scenario,” Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a briefing.

Meanwhile, the US Senate voted 86-12 — with strong bipartisan support — for a “motion to instruct” sponsored by Republican Senator Ted Cruz seeking a report on terrorism-related sanctions on Iran and saying such sanctions are necessary to limit cooperation between China and Iran.

If it became law, the provision could complicate delicate negotiations on the international Iran nuclear deal, although western officials have largely lost hope that the pact can be resurrected, four years after former Republican President Donald Trump abandoned it in 2018.

Reuters
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