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US to reinstate Iran sanctions

The United States has announced that all the remaining sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the nuclear deal will be reinstated. President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear agreement, or JCPOA back in May. It offered sanctions relief in return for Iran limiting its nuclear programme. Trita Parsi, who is founder and current president of the National Iranian American Council spoke to Weekend.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump signs a document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

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