NEW YORK - The United States and Iran clashed on security and human rights on Wednesday, with Iran's president demanding US guarantees to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the US president vowing Teheran would never get an atomic bomb.
Speaking later, US President Joe Biden reiterated his willingness to revive the nuclear pact under which Iran had agreed to restrain its atomic programme in return for relief from economic sanctions. "We have before us the experience of America's withdrawal from the ," Mr Raisi said."With that experience and this perspective, can we ignore the important issue of guarantees for a durable agreement?"
Mr Raisi also sought to deflect criticism of last week's death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by morality police in Teheran for"unsuitable attire". Ms Amini's death has unleashed anger in the streets since Friday over issues including freedoms in the Islamic Republic and an economy reeling from sanctions.
straits_times This week more than ever, in the words of Kasparov, the U.N. is a catwalk for dictators. مهسا_امینی Mahsa_Amini
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