8 Mar 2021

Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher

From Nine To Noon, 9:53 am on 8 March 2021
Iraq's most revered Shiite Islam cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani (left) meeting with Pope Francis and his delegation, at his home in the Iraqi city of Najaf, on 6 March.

Photo: AFP

The Iran nuclear deal, with Tehran ruling out holding an informal meeting with the US and Europe on ways to revive a nuclear deal, adamant that the US would have to lift unilateral sanctions.

Also the Pope has visited parts of northern Iraq during an historic trip to the country.