Iran says it’s ready for new nuclear deal but asks if US is

By AYA BATRAWY
Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president insists that his country is serious about reviving a deal meant to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear bomb. But President Ebrahim Raisi questioned whether Tehran could trust America’s commitment to any eventual accord. He told U.N. General Assembly that the U.S. had already “trampled” on a previous deal. He was referring to America’s decision to pull out of the accord in 2018. Ever since Iran’s 1979 revolution that overthrew its Western-backed shah, Tehran has been at odds with the United States and has sought to project itself as a counterweight to American power.