U.S. Says It Is Now Preparing for a World Both With and Without an Iran Nuclear Deal

May 5, 2022

U.S. State Department Spokesman Ned Price holds news briefing at State Department in Washington — FILE PHOTO: U.S. State Department Spokesman Ned Price speaks to reporters during a news briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S./REUTERS/Tom Brenner/

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – The United States is now preparing equally for both a scenario where there is a mutual return to compliance with Iran on a nuclear deal, as well as one in which there is not an agreement, the State Department said on Wednesday.

“Because a mutual return to compliance with the JCPOA is very much an uncertain proposition, we are now preparing equally for either scenario,” Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a briefing.

(Reporting by Simon Lewis and Humeyra PamukEditing by Chris Reese)