UN chief calls on US to lift Iran sanctions

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NEW YORK: The United Nations Secretary-General has called on the United States to lift sanctions on Iran.

According to a foreign news agency, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on the United States to lift sanctions on Iran after halting work on its nuclear program.

He said the 15-member UN Council would consider implementing the 2015 agreement next week.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that Iran has abandoned its nuclear weapons program under the agreement and that the Biden administration should now lift economic sanctions on Iran.