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
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