Iran's Zarif calls on Japan, EU to persuade U.S. to lift sanctions

Iran's foreign minister has said he hopes Japan and the European Union will persuade newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden to lift crippling economic sanctions imposed on Tehran by his predecessor Donald Trump.Mohammad Javad Zarif's remarks in an interview with Kyodo News on Sunday appear aimed at speeding up the decision of the Biden administration, which intends to return to the 2015 nuclear deal and to resume dialogue with Iran.Calling Japan an old friend of Iran and noting its good relations with the United States, he said, "We expect Japan to act as a friend, particularly when it …READ FULL ARTICLE