Sanctions against Iran could begin to be eased as early as next spring, Britain’s foreign secretary said Monday, the latest sign of thawing ties between Tehran and the West. During a two-day visit to Iran, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he expected preparatory business negotiations to take place well ahead of the formal lifting of sanctions. However, he added that the U.K. and Iran still have a fundamental disagreement on Syria. Mr. Hammond met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Monday. The foreign secretary had arrived in the Iranian capital a day earlier to attend the reopening of the British embassy there after nearly four years. Iran also formally reopened its embassy in London. The diplomatic moves follow a landmark nuclear agreement last month between Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers. Mr. Hammond also said Iran and the U.S. could endorse the deal by October. “We could […]