Joe Biden has said he will move to return the US to the deal, but the nations have hit an impasse over which country needs to make the first step.
Speaking in an interview with CBS News yesterday, Mr Biden was asked whether he would “lift sanctions first in order to get Iran back to the negotiating table”.
The new US president replied: “No.”
Joe Biden has said the US will not lift sanctions first (Image: Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty)
However, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said the US would have to lift the sanctions first before Iran returns to the deal.