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Tehran , Apr 13 (EFE) .- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Yavad Zarif warned on Tuesday that sanctions and sabotage, such as the recent one by Natanz, will not benefit the United States in the current negotiations to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal.FOOTAGE FROM THE MEETING BETWEEN LAVROV AND ZATIF AND FROM THE MEETING BETWEEN LAVROV AND ROHANISOUNDBITES FROM ZARIFTRANSLATION"It is a destructive measure, surely we will act against that measure. Yesterday we announced part of the decisions of the Islamic Republic on that action and we are reviewing the possibility of imposing sanctions on Europeans who were involved in this illegal act." "The US has no choice but to stop that idea that through sanctions, support for the Zionist regime (Israel) and support for terrorist measures can gain advantages from Iran. thought and, in case he does and tomorrow he lifts the sanctions, we in a logical time verify and then we return to our JCPOA commitments, as the leader (Alí Khameneí) said ".
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