On Iran, Biden Administration Ready to Undo Former Administration's Work, whether It is Good for the World or Not?
by Majid Rafizadeh • April 14, 2021 at 5:00 am
A basic rule in negotiations is to keep or gain leverage against the other party. The Biden administration, mystifyingly, is doing exactly the opposite in its negotiations with the regime of Iran.
Iran enriching uranium at any level -- it is a negligibly small step to enrich uranium from "acceptable levels" to "nuclear" levels -- puts the world at risk, especially as other countries in the region might well feel compelled launch their nuclear programs as a deterrent.
The US and the UN Security Council also would do well to impose sanctions on Tehran for its violation of Resolution 2231, which "calls upon Iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology."
A basic rule in negotiations is to keep or gain leverage against the other party. The Biden administration, mystifyingly, is doing exactly the opposite in its negotiations with the regime of Iran.
Right before heading to Vienna to negotiate rejoining the disastrous 2015 nuclear deal, which, incidentally, Iran never signed, US State Department spokesman Ned Price dropped a bombshell when he told reporters that the US is prepared to lift sanctions against Iran:
"We are prepared to take the steps necessary to return to compliance with the JCPOA, including by lifting sanctions that are inconsistent with the JCPOA. I am not in a position here to give you chapter and verse on what those might be".
