Rouhani welcomes exit of ‘tyrant’ Trump and looks to Biden to return to nuclear deal
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Trump's 'maximum pressure' policy failed, but Biden's choice for secretary of state expects no rush back to nuclear pact
20 January 2021 - 18:37
Dubai — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomed the end of “tyrant” President Donald Trump and urged the incoming US administration on Wednesday to return to a 2015 nuclear agreement and lift sanctions on Tehran.
US president-elect Joe Biden, who takes office on Wednesday, has said the US will rejoin the pact, which includes restrictions on Iran's nuclear work, if Tehran resumes strict compliance...
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