Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Iran's Zarif Calls on US to Return to 2015 Nuclear Deal Reuters DUBAI - The United States should return to a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Friday, saying the new U.S. sanctions imposed on Tehran showed failure of Washington's policy. "Rather than dig itself deeper, US should abandon failed policies & return to #JCPOA (the 2015 nuclear deal)," Zarif tweeted. Subjecting construction workers to [1]#EconomicTerrorism only manifests maximum failure of "maximum pressure". US can sanction every man, woman & child but Iranians will never submit to bullying. Rather than dig itself deeper, US should abandon failed policies & return to [2]#JCPOA. -- Javad Zarif (@JZarif) [3]November 1, 2019 The United States, who exited the pact last year and reimposed sanctions on Iran, on Thursday imposed sanctions on the Iranian construction sector and trade in four materials used in its military or nuclear programs. "Subjecting construction workers to #EconomicTerrorism only manifests maximum failure of "maximum pressure"Â. US can sanction every man, woman & child but Iranians will never submit to bullying" Zarif tweeted. References 1. https://twitter.com/hashtag/EconomicTerrorism?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw 2. https://twitter.com/hashtag/JCPOA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw 3. https://twitter.com/JZarif/status/1190287363337048065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw .