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A prominent group of foreign policy and Middle East affairs thinkers believe in a perpetual conflict between Iran and its Arab neighbours, ignoring the regional diplomacy taking place

"If Biden doesnt take a dramatic step to get more oil flowing, he will pay a political price," Bourse & Bazaar CEO Esfandyar Batmanghelidj said.

The president has had a lot thrown at him. The Middle East, oddly, has been comparatively quiet. That may be about to change.

As Washington and Tehran clash in Vienna over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran continues to struggle under the weight of U.S. sanctions. Among them are restrictions that make it difficult for Iranians to access information and fast-changing technologies that much of the rest of the world takes for granted.

By KAREN DEYOUNG AND KAREEM FAHIM | The Washington Post | Published: March 14, 2021 WASHINGTON — The United States is willing to sit down with Iran "tomorrow" and jointly agree to full compliance with the nuclear accord they and five other world powers signed in 2015, according to a senior Biden administration official. "Weve made clear that were not talking about renegotiating the deal," the official said of the agreement that curbed Irans nuclear program in exchange for lifting U.S. and o...

Both sides have been unable even to talk to each other about what each says it wants.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: COVID vaccines are being rolled out in several corners of the world. But some countries dont have nearly the access to the vaccines as others, that includes Iran and its 80 million people. Efforts to secure enough vaccines there are being hampered by the Trump administrations sanctions and Irans own government. NPRs Jackie Northam reports. JACKIE NORTHAM, BYLINE: When it comes to COVID, Iran has been delivered a ...