With US elections over, new run at Iran nuclear deal is possible
By backing the Israel-Lebanon border agreement, Iran shows it is ready to move with the right guarantees.
With the US midterm elections over, don’t be surprised if Washington and Tehran make a final run to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
US President Joe Biden preferred to keep the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the sidelines during the campaign. The administration’s priority has instead been how to support protesters in Iran, following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman, for a hijab violation in September.
Diplomacy with Iran, never an easy sell, will be even more difficult if Republicans control the House of Representatives, as expected, and maybe even the Senate — especially while the US sanctions Iranian security forces implicating in killing and beating protesters, including women and girls.
Iran is also accused of selling armed drones to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine.
