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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Iran nuclear talks on hold over last-minute Russian demands

The EU’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell
The EU’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, announced the suspension of the talks on Friday. Photograph: Stéphanie Lecocq/AP

Talks on the revival of the Iran nuclear deal have become a casualty of the war in Ukraine after an indefinite pause was announced over last-minute Russian demands.

An agreement on the nuclear deal to bring the US and Iran back into compliance would have led to a swathe of US sanctions on Iran being lifted, including Iranian crude oil exports and petrochemicals, in return for limits on Tehran’s nuclear activity.

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