The US has called on Iran’s new president to return to talks on reviving a historic nuclear deal.
The window for diplomacy would not remain open forever, a spokesman for the US state department warned.
Tensions between the US and Iran have soared since 2018, when then-President Donald Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal and restored sanctions.
Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in on Thursday saying he would support “any diplomatic plans” to end sanctions on Iran.
“All illegal US sanctions against the Iranian nation must be lifted,” he said.
Western countries accuse Iran of trying to build nuclear weapons – a charge Tehran denies.
Source: Fiilafmonline/BBC
