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Bijan Khajehpour

Iran wants nuclear deal before answering IAEA questions, says Bijan Khajehpour

While fresh evidence of Iran’s continued nuclear activities has set back the Biden administration’s efforts to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), that doesn’t necessarily mean that Iran’s leaders have given up on the landmark nuclear agreement — and the windfall that would come from sanctions relief.

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