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Iran’s FM tweets 'reality check' to US on nuclear deal

Iran's foreign minister responded over Twitter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comments regarding US reentry to the deal.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken faces reporters during his first press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 27, 2021. (Photo by CARLOS BARRIA / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS BARRIA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken faces reporters during his first press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Jan. 27, 2021. — CARLOS BARRIA/AFP via Getty Images

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's first press conference caught the attention of Iranian media and officials in Tehran when he addressed the reentry of the United States into the Iran nuclear deal.

If Iran comes back into full compliance with its obligations under the JCPOA, the United States would do the same thing," Blinken said at a Wednesday press conference, using the acronym for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. He added, "Then we would use that as a platform to build, with our allies and partners, what we called a longer and stronger agreement and to deal with a number of other issues that are deeply problematic in the relationship with Iran.” 

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