Anti-Imperialism/Foreign Policy

Biden restores sanctions relief in attempt to salvage Iran nuclear deal

By Grayson Quay The Week

The Biden administration restored a sanctions waiver for Iran’s nuclear program Friday, but the Iranian foreign minister says it won’t be enough to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal, The Washington Post reported.

The Trump administration withdrew from former President Barack Obama’s 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018.

A senior State Department official said the Biden administration’s decision to restore sanctions relief “is not a concession to Iran” or a “signal that we are about to reach an understanding” but that it will “enable some of our international partners to have more detailed technical discussions to enable cooperation that we view as being in our non-proliferation interests,” CNN reported.

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