Trump says he can lift sanctions on Iran

    In an interview with Fox News, US President Donald Trump said that he would lift sanctions against Iran on condition that Tehran pursues a peaceful policy.

    If they can be peaceful and demonstrate to us that they are no longer going to harm us, I will lift the sanctions," he said. According to the president, the lifting of the sanctions regime against Iran "will be of great importance."

    On Saturday, NBC News reported that US President's special envoy Stephen Witkoff will hold talks with the Iranian authorities in the coming days on a possible agreement on Tehran's nuclear program. According to the TV channel, the subject of negotiations will be the cessation of uranium enrichment in the Islamic Republic in exchange for easing sanctions.

    Israel launched a military operation against Iran on the night of June 13. Less than a day later, the Islamic Republic launched a retaliatory attack. The United States entered the conflict nine days after its escalation: on the night of June 22, the American armed forces attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities. On the evening of June 23, Tehran launched a missile attack on the largest American airbase in the Middle East, Al-Udeid in Qatar. Later, Trump said that Israel and Iran had agreed to a complete cease-fire. The ceasefire regime began to operate on June 24, reports tass.ru.