Biden says US won’t lift sanctions before Iran stops uranium enrichment

US President Joe Biden tells CBS that his administration won’t agree to lift sanctions on Iran before Tehran halts its uranium enrichment program, adding that the Islamic Republic will have to first resume compliance with the nuclear deal.

Asked in a snippet from the interview whether he will heed Iran’s demand to first lift sanctions to facilitate talks, Biden tells the network: “No.”

With Iran resuming its enrichment of uranium, we asked Pres. Biden if the U.S. will lift sanctions first in order to get Iran back to the negotiating table on a nuclear deal.

“No,” Pres. Biden says, affirming that Iran will have to stop its enrichment program first pic.twitter.com/OPszf15Q1o

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