Iran quits part of nuclear deal
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Iran has pulled out of key commitments under the 2015 international nuclear deal, a year after it was abandoned by the US.
The announcement comes after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unscheduled visit to Iraq, and a US aircraft carrier was deployed to the Gulf region.
Also on the programme: South Africans head to the polls for parliamentary elections; and a new film about a woman who overcame illness to swim seven of the most dangerous sea channels in one year
(Photo: President Hassan Rouhani; Credit: AFP)
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