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Fmr. Iranian Amb. To France Kharrazi: Biden Will Return To The JCPOA, U.S.-Israel Ties Will Wane; Hardliner Shariatmadari: Biden Will Increase Sanctions, Demand Inclusion Of Missile Program In JCPOA
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Source: Channel 1 (Iran)
Sadegh Kharrazi, who was Iran s ambassador to France and Hossein Shariatmadari, editor-in-chief of Kayhan Newspaper debated a potential Iranian return to the JCPOA in light of the new American administration in a show aired on channel 1 (Iran) on January 23, 2021. The hardliner Shariatmadari, who is a veteran of the IRGC and is considered to be a confidant of Supreme Leader Khamenei, said that Iran should not say yes to Biden just because it said no to Trump. Kharrazi, who belongs to the pragmatist-reformist camp, said that he believes that President Biden would return to the JCPOA, and that the relationship between the U.S. and Israel would slowly wane. Shariatmadari said that he has yet to see a senior American official saying
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