Iran demands U.S. show goodwill after quitting nuclear deal

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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi gestures to the audience inside the United Nations General Assembly hall as he completes his address to the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023.  REUTERS/Mike Segar/File photo

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi gestures to the audience inside the United Nations General Assembly hall as he completes his address to the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File photo

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UNITED NATIONS - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday that the United States should prove its "goodwill and determination" to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Washington abandoned in 2018.

"By exiting the JCPOA, the United States violated the agreement. ... America should demonstrate its goodwill and determination," Raisi said in a speech at the U.N. General Assembly, referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action between Tehran and six world powers. REUTERS

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