Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (R) in Moscow on January 19, 2022. (Photo: SPUTNIK/AFP) |
Under the 2015 nuclear deal, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program in return for the lifting of sanctions by the US and the West.
However, in 2018, then-US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the agreement and re-imposed sanctions on Iran.