Escalation at an Impasse: U.S. and Iran under the Biden Administration
Escalation at an Impasse: U.S. and Iran under the Biden Administration
March 12, 2021
In September 2020, now-President Joe Biden referred to Trump’s decision to pull out of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA) as a “dangerous failure;” this accord, also known as the Iran deal, arose from negotiations during the Obama presidency to slow down Iran’s nuclear growth and stabilize relations between the two states. Now, nearly two months into his first term, Biden has made few moves to rectify this “dangerous failure,” even as the situation becomes increasingly urgent. Indeed, in January 2021, Iran threatened to block upcoming nuclear inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a bold step for the rapidly nuclearizing state. This follows four years of Trump’s “maximum pressure” and Iran’s “maximum resistance.” Since 2019, the two countries have moved to the br
Saeed Mohammad (file photo)
Saeed Mohammad, 53, recently resigned from his powerful post as the head of the IRGC s construction conglomerate, Khatam al-Anbia, citing the likelihood he would take part in the presidential election as the reason.
Mohammad has raised his profile in recent months by taking trips to a number of provinces and also on social media, where his hard-line supporters have been campaigning on his behalf and attempting to compare him with former IRGC Quds force commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in early 2020.
But he remains little known to the general public and has no political experience. In a recent
Iranian Presidential Candidates Emerge Amid Little Public Interest In Election rferl.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rferl.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sen. Joe Manchin should vote against Kahl nomination
Colin Kahl’s hostility towards Israel is beyond unconventional. It’s outlandish.
(March 10, 2021 / JNS) The Biden administration is currently working to push its nominees for high office through the Senate confirmation process. The majority seems to be well-qualified and will be confirmed in a bipartisan manner, though not all are deserving of holding public office.
The president recently nominated a Washington insider, Colin Kahl, to serve as one of the highest-ranking officials in the U.S. Department of Defense. Kahl has earned many distinctions mostly for being imprecise and incorrect about U.S. policy outcomes, and for being a reliably antagonistic anti-Israel voice.