Biden’s Path Back to Iran Nuclear Deal Won’t Be Easy or Fast
- Uncertainty over Iran’s 2021 election may hinder efforts
- Tehran says it won’t accept any move to expand the 2015 deal
A nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran.
Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
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America’s European allies have struggled to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive after President Donald Trump quit the accord more than two years ago. Joe Biden’s election victory won’t provide a quick resuscitation.
Biden said during the presidential campaign that Trump’s Iran policy weakened U.S. national security and left Tehran closer than ever to being able to build a nuclear bomb. He vowed to get on the phone with allies on “day one” to begin rebuilding strained ties and said he’d give Iran a “credible path back to diplomacy.”