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In 2015, Iran agreed a deal with six world powers under which it accepted restrictions on its nuclear activities and allowed rigorous monitoring by the IAEA's inspectors in return for relief from crippling sanctions.

Salami had boasted of Iran's military capabilities, at one point declaring that the country was "on the verge of becoming a world power".

Under a 2015 deal with six world powers, Iran agreed to limit its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief.

Trump is seeking a new nuclear agreement with Tehran after pulling the US out of a previous nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers in 2018.

Trump pulled out of a previous nuclear agreement between Iran and five other world powers in 2018.