Editorial
BLOOMBERG: Biden should bide his time in dealing with Iran
Joe Biden has made clear his desire to resuscitate the Iran nuclear deal, but waiting will enable him to repair Trump’s rift with the other signatories
03 December 2020 - 16:31
After the killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last week, US president-elect Joe Biden is coming under renewed pressure to quickly resume negotiations with the regime. He should slow down and proceed with caution.
Biden has long since telegraphed his desire to resuscitate the nuclear deal that Iran agreed to with the US and other world powers in 2015. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as it was known, was designed to pause Tehran’s nuclear-development programme well short of the weaponisation stage...
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