President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Iran will announce a new step in scaling back its nuclear commitments within two days despite a diplomatic push for relief from US sanctions.

"I don't think that... we will reach a deal so we'll take the third step and we will announce the details today or tomorrow," Rouhani was quoted as saying on the presidency website.

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