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Iran says it would rejoin nuclear deal within an hour of US doing so
Pledge comes as US sanctions two Iranians over alleged involvement in abduction of ex-FBI agent
Iran would return to compliance with the nuclear deal within an hour of the US doing so, its president said – but he faced further pressure from the outgoing Trump administration after it sanctioned two Iranian officials over their alleged involvement in the abduction of a former FBI agent.
Hassan Rouhani also made clear he was not prepared to discuss any changes to the deal, or any constraints on Iran’s ballistic missile programme.
His remarks on Monday, underlining his determination to lift crippling US sanctions, came ahead of a meeting on Wednesday of the joint commission, the body that brings together the current signatories to the nuclear deal.
The commission would be the first chance for Iran and the European signatories to the deal – France Germany and the UK – to discuss a route back into the deal for the US under a new administration led by Joe Biden.