A year ago, President Joe Biden took office promising to restore global alliances, put human rights at the center of his foreign policy and dismantle his predecessor's "America First" legacy. Biden quickly did away with President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from Muslim-majority countries and moved to rejoin the World Health Organization and Paris climate accords.

But has Biden delivered on all his campaign pledges for the Middle East? Here’s a look at how some of his commitments to the region held up in his first year as president. 

Restoring the Iran nuclear deal

“If Iran returns to strict compliance with the nuclear deal, the United States would rejoin the agreement as a starting point for follow-on negotiations.”

Biden hoped to quickly re-enter the 2015 nuclear accord as a starting point for negotiations before forging a “longer and stronger” agreement that would address non-nuclear issues, such as Iran’s ballistic missile program and support for terrorist proxies. But expectations for a quick return faded. As Iran ramped up its nuclear activity and elected a hardline new president, US officials abandoned talk of a follow-on agreement.