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Here is the latest top stories from Press TV on April 6, 2021.

Iran nuclear deal talks

A source close to the upcoming Vienna talks on the fate of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal has told Press TV that Tehran will not accept any result of the meeting but lifting all sanctions. The Iranian source said the United States has no other option but to remove all sanctions in a verifiable manner. It stressed that US Special Representative for Iran, Robert Malley, will leave Vienna empty-handed on Tuesday if the outcome is anything but lifting of all sanctions. The source said the US response to unilateral commitment of Iran to the JCPOA should be unilateral lifting of sanctions. The source reiterated Iran’s stance that it will reverse its retaliatory JCPOA steps only if the US lifts all sanctions. The comments came after the US said it expects the upcoming talks to be difficult.

Floyd murder case

The sixth day of trial of former US police officer, Derek Chauvin, for murdering an African American has been held. The Minneapolis police chief says the neck restraint method used by Chauvin during the deadly arrest of George Floyd violated department’s policy. The police chief said Chauvin broke rules and ethics code, adding that his actions were NOT part of police training. Arradondo noted that he was alarmed when he first saw the video of Chauvin kneeling on the neck of handcuffed Floyd for more than nine minutes. Chauvin, who is White, has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter charges. The defense team has argued that Chauvin did only what he was trained to do in his 19 years as a police officer. 46-year-old Floyd’s death sparked massive protests against US police brutality.

Turkey new canal dispute

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slams as political coup a statement by former admirals that criticizes his plans to develop a shipping canal in Istanbul. The planned canal will connect the Black Sea north of Istanbul to the Sea of Marmara in the south. It will be parallel to the Bosphorus strait which is governed by Turkey under the 1936 Montreux Convention. Erdogan said he has no intention to drop the convention but in the future, he may review it. The statement by the retired admirals says it is worrying to open the Montreux treaty up to debate. Turkish police later detained 10 of the admirals. The Turkish military staged three coups between 1960 and 1980. Erdogan’s government also survived an attempted coup in July 2016.

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