Blinken Says Iran Should Move First to Restart Nuclear Deal
- U.S. a ‘long ways’ from returning to accord, Blinken says
- Secretary of state addresses Iran in his first news conference
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. will meet its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal only after leaders in Tehran do so, highlighting a dispute that’s set to become one of the Biden administration’s most politically charged foreign-policy challenges.
In his first briefing as America’s top diplomat, Blinken told reporters Wednesday that the U.S. wants to start meeting its obligations again under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, from which former President Donald Trump withdrew in 2018.