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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the United States will offer no sanctions relief to Iran under a draft deal that would free five Americans. "In any event, in any respect, Iran will not be receiving any sanctions relief," Blinken tells reporters when asked about the expected release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that time was running out for Iran to return to a nuclear deal after a scathing report by the UN atomic watchdog. SOUNDBITE
The United States will return to the Iran nuclear accord if Tehran "comes back into full compliance with its obligations" under the deal, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says in his first news conference at the State Department in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Diplomats meeting in Vienna have made "one step forward" in efforts to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal but the outcome "was still not enough", Iran's deputy foreign minister says. SOUNDBITE
Both Iran and Israel should avoid escalating conflict in the Middle East, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says, in his most direct wording toward US ally Israel. "No one should escalate this conflict. We've been engaged in intense diplomacy with allies and partners, communicating that message directly to Iran. We communicated that message directly to Israel," Blinken tells reporters. SOUNDBITE