Tehran — Iran’s hardline president-elect demanded an end to US sanctions on his country and Washington’s fully compliant return to the 2015 nuclear accord, suggesting in his first official news conference that he will maintain the administration’s efforts to preserve the deal.
Ebrahim Raisi’s election on Friday, however, could prove a complicating factor in negotiations, as the US will face demands from rights groups to maintain sanctions targeting him personally over his alleged involvement in mass killings and crackdowns...
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