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Iran’s Pezeshkian says he’s hopeful for nuclear deal with US

By AFP 16 April 2025, 3:02 pm 13 Edit
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami during the "National Day of Nuclear Technology," in Tehran, on April 9, 2025. (Iranian Presidency/AFP)
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami during the "National Day of Nuclear Technology," in Tehran, on April 9, 2025. (Iranian Presidency/AFP)

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says he hopes a deal can be reached with the United States, as the two countries prepare for a second round of nuclear talks this weekend.

“We would naturally welcome the conclusion of an agreement” with the US, Iran’s official IRNA news agency quotes Pezeshkian as saying during a cabinet meeting.

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