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19 July 2021

Asked about media reports that Washington was “considering tightening enforcements on Chinese purchases of Iranian oil”, a U.S. diplomatic spokesperson maintained that “all U.S. sanctions remain in place until and unless they may be lifted through a diplomatic process. Of course, that brings us to Vienna… We remain open to continuing and ultimately to completing the JCPOA discussions in a productive manner and returning to the boundaries of that deal”.

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