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#BREAKING US waives sanctions on Iran's civil nuclear program

#UPDATE Ahead of upcoming negotiations in Vienna, a senior US official said the State Department is waiving sanctions on Iran's civilian nuclear program - a technical step necessary to return to the 2015 nuclear agreement

#UPDATE The resumption of the sanctions waivers, ended by the Trump administration in 2020, "would be essential to ensuring Iran's swift compliance" if a new nuclear deal can be reached in Vienna, a State Department official said Friday
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#UPDATE The US State Department clarified Friday evening that sanctions would only be waived for foreign entities working on Iran's civil nuclear sector, and US sanctions will not be lifted on Iran "unless Tehran returns to its commitments under the JCPOA"
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#BREAKING Iran says US steps on lifting civilian nuclear program sanctions 'good but not enough'

#UPDATE US steps on lifting sanctions are "good but not enough", Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday, hours after Washington announced it was waiving sanctions on Iran's civilian nuclear programme u.afp.com/wYii