US must lift sanctions before return to nuclear deal, says Iran’s leader

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said the US must lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to return to its commitments to the nuclear deal with Western powers (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP)

Iran’s supreme leader has said the US must lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to return to the nuclear deal with Western powers, state TV reported on Sunday.

The televised comments are Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s first since the inauguration of President Joe Biden, who has said he wants to rejoin the accord.