The Biden administration said on Friday that it is ready to engage in negotiations with Iran and world powers to discuss the withdrawal of the 2015 nuclear deal. The decision is a setback to former President Donald Trump, as he was under full pressure to keep the Islamic Republic out of the deal. The administration took two steps at the United Nations with the aim of restoring the earlier policies overturned by Trump in 2018. At the same time, it is being told that this decision will increase concern in Israel and Gulf Arab states.
In addition to indicating a willingness to talk with Iran, the administration also overturned Trump’s decision, in which all U.N. against Iran. Sanctions were reinstated. And the administration also lashed out at the stringent restrictions on domestic travel of Iranian diplomats stationed at the United Nations.
In 2018, former US President Donald Trump separated the US from the 2015 nuclear deal, accusing Iran of violating the agreement. After this, many restrictions were imposed on Iran. The US alleged that Iran was violating the agreement and developing nuclear weapons. However, Iran denied it. After this, tensions between Iran and the US came to a peak.
The State Department announced the move after discussions between Foreign Minister Antony Blinken and his British, French and German counterparts, and it also prepared Biden to attend his first major international events with world leaders. The announcement came after Biden was scheduled to speak to leaders of a group of seven industrialized democracies a day later and address the annual Munich Security Conference later in the day. In both, Biden is expected to discuss his commitment to multilateral diplomacy and the subject of undoing losses.
