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Watch an excerpt of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarifs interview airing in full on Friday.Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told the PBS NewsHours chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner on Friday that Iran would accept
airmax President Barack Obama promise to lift sanctions in ongoing negotiations over Iran nuclear program, rather than holding out for congressional action.Negotiations between Iran and the nations known as the P5+1 the U.S., U.K., China, France, Russia and Germany took place this week aimed at restricting Iran nuclear program.As for whether Iran would hold out for the lifting of permanent
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