Posted on 02/28/2021 3:17:48 PM PST by BenLurkin
Iran rejected on Sunday an invitation from global powers who signed the 2015 nuclear deal to discuss the regime’s potential return to the negotiating table, a significant setback in the Biden administration’s efforts to revive the agreement.
The Biden administration has previously said that it wants to revive the nuclear deal but won’t suspend sanctions until Tehran comes back into compliance. Tehran has refused to negotiate while U.S. sanctions remain in place.
The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), brokered by the Obama administration, lifted sanctions on Iran that had crippled its economy and cut its oil exports roughly in half. In exchange for billions of dollars in sanctions relief, Iran agreed to dismantle some of its nuclear program and open its facilities to more extensive international inspections.
In 2018, then-President Donald Trump kept a campaign promise and withdrew the United States from the JCPOA calling it the “worst deal ever.”
Republican senators warned President Joe Biden to not rejoin the 2015 nuclear agreement because it is “riddled with problems,” and instead pushed for a more comprehensive deal.
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Yes Ezekiel 38 is coming
Iran and her allies lose, big time
“Neville Chamberlain.”
At least he was no Quisling....
Peruse later.
Iran will get what they want.
At least Chamberlain loved his country and his countrymen, and was honestly duped. We can’t say as much for this bunch occupying the WH.
True. Churchill recognized that and remained Chamberlain’s friend until his untimely demise.
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