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Updated: 1 Feb 2021, 16:06
IRAN has ruled out the possibility of talks with President Joe Biden over the nuclear deal unless the US corrects its path and lifts sanctions.
Iranian leaders have refused to negotiate with Biden unless the United States honours its commitments under the 2015 pact, according to reports.
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President Joe Biden has confirmed the US will rejoin the deal if Tehran resumes strict complianceCredit: Reuters
The deal, which includes restrictions on the country s nuclear work, was meant to restrict Iran to developing a peaceful nuclear capability in return for sanctions being lifted.
But it was torn up by former President Donald Trump in 2018, who reinstated US nuclear sanctions on the Iranian regime.
Published date: 28 January 2021 10:32 UTC | Last update: 1 month 2 weeks ago
About 30km southwest of London, the commuter town of Woking happens to be home to western Europe s largest cemetery. Its size isn t its only accolade; Brookwood cemetery has also been the resting place of some of the world s prominent thinkers, creators, activists and royalty.
They include Edward the Martyr, who briefly ruled the country in the 10th century and whose remains were moved to Brookwood in 1984; John Singer Sargent, the American portrait artist who painted several US presidents; and, for a time, Dodi El-Fayed, the entrepreneur who died in a car crash alongside Princess Diana.
Iran Fast Facts
Iran is a republic in Asia, sharing a border with seven countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey and Turkmenistan. It has been officially known as the Islamic Republic of Iran since the overthrow of the Shah in 1979.
About Iran
Area: 1,648,195 sq km, slightly smaller than Alaska
Population: 85,888,910 (July 2021 est.)
Median Age: 31.7 years
Ethnic Groups: Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribes
Religion:Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.)
Unemployment: 11.8% (2017 est.)
Timeline
1925 – Khan has himself crowned Reza Shah Pahlavi.
1939 – During World War II, Reza Shah aligns Iran with Nazi Germany.
Iran Fast Facts
Iran is a republic in Asia, sharing a border with seven countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey and Turkmenistan. It has been officially known as the Islamic Republic of Iran since the overthrow of the Shah in 1979.
About Iran
Area: 1,648,195 sq km, slightly smaller than Alaska
Population: 85,888,910 (July 2021 est.)
Median Age: 31.7 years
Ethnic Groups: Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribes
Religion:Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.)
Unemployment: 11.8% (2017 est.)
Timeline
1925 – Khan has himself crowned Reza Shah Pahlavi.
1939 – During World War II, Reza Shah aligns Iran with Nazi Germany.