First he is reviving Trump Border Policy as his failed an now he sees the error in his ways with JCPOA.
In recent weeks, however, prospects for a new JCPOA appear to have plummeted. For one, Iran is now supplying weapons for the Russian invasion of Ukraine; on Monday, Iranian-made Shahed-136 “kamikaze” drones were used to launch attacks against Kyiv. It would be difficult for the Biden administration to argue that a regime fueling Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine can be trusted to curb its nuclear ambitions.
The protests that have shaken Iran in recent weeks have also complicated any hopes of a nuclear deal. Galvanized by the killing of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who refused to comply with strict rules regarding head coverings for women, the protests have exploded into a mass movement against Tehran’s repressive policies.
Those policies were well known to the American diplomats who first forged the JCPOA and have tried, since 2021, to revive it. But the stories and images now emanating from Iran have trained worldwide condemnation on Tehran.
“Iran’s support for Russia & crackdown on protests has ended any chance the U.S. will rejoin the JCPOA anytime soon if ever as it would throw an economic lifeline to a repressive and aggressive regime that could well be on the ropes,” Council on Foreign Relations President Richard N. Haass wrote in a Monday morning Twitter message.
Increasingly, that appears to be the conclusion also reached by the Biden administration. Much as Jean-Pierre did on Monday, State Department spokesman Ned Price acknowledged that a new Iran deal “is not our focus right now,” as he put it at a briefing last week. Price praised the Iranian demonstrators for “the remarkable bravery and courage that the Iranian people are exhibiting through their peaceful demonstrations.”
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In recent weeks, however, prospects for a new JCPOA appear to have plummeted. For one, Iran is now supplying weapons for the Russian invasion of Ukraine; on Monday, Iranian-made Shahed-136 “kamikaze” drones were used to launch attacks against Kyiv. It would be difficult for the Biden administration to argue that a regime fueling Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine can be trusted to curb its nuclear ambitions.
The protests that have shaken Iran in recent weeks have also complicated any hopes of a nuclear deal. Galvanized by the killing of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who refused to comply with strict rules regarding head coverings for women, the protests have exploded into a mass movement against Tehran’s repressive policies.
Those policies were well known to the American diplomats who first forged the JCPOA and have tried, since 2021, to revive it. But the stories and images now emanating from Iran have trained worldwide condemnation on Tehran.
“Iran’s support for Russia & crackdown on protests has ended any chance the U.S. will rejoin the JCPOA anytime soon if ever as it would throw an economic lifeline to a repressive and aggressive regime that could well be on the ropes,” Council on Foreign Relations President Richard N. Haass wrote in a Monday morning Twitter message.
Increasingly, that appears to be the conclusion also reached by the Biden administration. Much as Jean-Pierre did on Monday, State Department spokesman Ned Price acknowledged that a new Iran deal “is not our focus right now,” as he put it at a briefing last week. Price praised the Iranian demonstrators for “the remarkable bravery and courage that the Iranian people are exhibiting through their peaceful demonstrations.”
Iran nuclear deal not happening 'anytime soon,' White House says
Negotiations for the United States and Iran to reenter an agreement on the production of nuclear fuel may be fatally stalled. “We don’t see a deal coming together anytime soon,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday.
