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Iran says lifting sanctions an ‘inseparable’ part of any potential deal with US
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran says the lifting of US sanctions is an integral part of any nuclear deal with the United States, as talks between the two countries begin in Geneva.
“Sanctions lifting is part and parcel of any deal on the nuclear issue,” says foreign ministry spokesman Emsaeil Baqaei in a video broadcast by the English-language state-run Press TV.
Earlier, Fars news agency quoted Baqaei as saying that removing sanctions was an “inseparable” part of any nuclear deal.
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