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White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the Joint Plan of Action, or JPOA, designed to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons does not include giving Iran access to the US financial system. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
US House Speaker Mike Johnson says the justice system has been "weaponized" against Donald Trump as he addresses reporters outside the New York court where the former US president is standing trial over hush money payments to an adult film actress. "The system is using all the tools at its disposal right now to punish one president and provide cover for another," Johnson says. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden is closely "monitoring" rare unrest in China by protesters demanding political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns, the White House says. "He's monitoring this. We all are. So yes, the president is, is certainly staying mindful," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden has ordered "preparations" in case nuclear deal negotiations with Iran fail, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says as nuclear talks resume in Vienna. "Given the ongoing advances in Iran’s nuclear program, the president has asked his team to be prepared in the event that diplomacy fails and we must turn to other options," Psaki says at her press briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
"The new Iranian administration did not come to Vienna with constructive proposals," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says at her briefing, after diplomats paused international talks aimed at the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. SOUNDBITE