(Washington Post) Liz Sly - The Iran nuclear deal may become collateral damage in the Ukraine war. In a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that Russia wants the revival of the nuclear deal to be accompanied by U.S. guarantees that sanctions imposed by the West in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine won't apply to Russian trade or investment with Iran. The demand has rocked the negotiations underway in Vienna. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken indicated Sunday that the U.S. would not be prepared to bargain over the sanctions imposed on Russia for the sake of the nuclear deal.
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