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White House ‘cautiously optimistic’ of return to Iran nuclear deal
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US National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby answers questions during the daily briefing at the White House, August 1, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images via AFP)
The United States is ‘cautiously optimistic that it will return to the Iran nuclear deal along with Tehran, a top official says.
“We do believe we’re closer now than we had been in certain recent weeks and months, due in large part to Iran being willing to drop some of their demands that were not related to the deal at all,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby tells reporters.
“So we’re cautiously optimistic that things can continue to move in the right direction,” he says.
Kirby also confirms a call between US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
Lapid says they spoke “at length” about the emerging nuclear deal, which Israel opposes.
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