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Why an Iran nuclear deal is getting closer

FTER OVER 16 months of fitful negotiations, the U.S. and Iran are reportedly inching closer to striking a deal to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement. The Obama-era accord formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) lifted multilateral sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits on its nuclear program. President Trump unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from the deal in 2018 and

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