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Top Democrats urge Biden to lift sanctions on Tehran in good faith

Prominent Democratic National Committee members urged President Joe Biden to relieve sanctions on Iran as the window closes for a return to the nuclear deal.
US Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) speaks during a news conference with members of the Democratic Women's Caucus prior to State of the Union at the US Capitol on Feb. 4, 2020 in Washington, DC.

More than 50 members of the Democratic National Committee urged President Joe Biden’s administration in a letter on Monday not to hesitate to lift sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran’s return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement.

The letter, signed by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Minnesota Attorney General, former Congressman Keith Ellison and 51 other prominent Democratic party members, called on the administration not to acquiesce to Republican lawmakers’ opposition to a return to the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

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