BREAKING NEWS: US and Iran agree to begin negotiations to restore the nuclear deal in Vienna next week
- Donald Trump pulled out of the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Iran
- He called it the ‘the worst deal ever negotiated’ and carried out ‘maximum pressure’ campaign
- Tehran then boosted its enrichment activities
- Biden made rejoining the deal one of his first priorities when he entered office
- Tehran and Washington have been at odds, but the Vienna talks are a breakthrough
- Diplomats have said the aim is to reach an agreement within two months
- In February Biden killed up to 22 Tehran-backed militia in an airstrike on Syria
- The president said the rocket attack was a warning to Iran to be careful