It also pushed the remaining parties in the deal -- France, Britain, Russia, and China -- for economic relief. U.S. President Joe Biden has said he wants to rejoin the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, but that Iran needs to return to compliance. The current talks, which restarted on May 7, are focused on creating a road map for Washington to lift sanctions on Iran and for Tehran to reinstate restrictions on its nuclear program that were laid out in the original deal. On the eve of the new round of talks, a senior U.S. administration official laid out all of the steps Washington is prepared to take in order to rejoin the nuclear deal.