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Former Iranian Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati, a candidate in Iran s upcoming presidential election, poses for a photo at his office in Tehran, Iran, June 9, 2021. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) A prominent Iranian presidential candidate said Wednesday he’d be willing to meet with US President Joe Biden if he wins his country’s election next week, though “America needs to send better and stronger signals” to the Islamic Republic.
Speaking to The Associated Press, former Iranian Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati stressed that an American return to Iran’s tattered nuclear deal was key to any possible relationship amid the wider tensions in the Mideast.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Tehran wanted action and not promises from six world powers for the revival of their 2015 nuclear deal. "I have told our negotiators that actions, not promises , are needed for the restoration of the nuclear deal," Khamenei said in a speech. Tehran and