Biden seeing disaster created by Trump's Max Pressure policy

On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the international agreement and announced the return of nuclear sanctions, in violation of Washington's commitments under the JCPOA. But despite using sanctions and other pressure, Trump has been unable to lure Iran into negotiating a new deal.

Joe Biden has said he sees a return to the current 2015 agreement as the best immediate route to regional stability. The approach — which is likely to disappoint the US’s main Middle East partners — sets the stage for Biden’s administration to lay out its strategy once it takes office next month.

European powers are backing president-elect Joe Biden’s suggestion that the US returns to a landmark nuclear deal with Iran in its existing form. Germany, France and the UK committed, along with fellow accord signatories Iran, Russia and China, to “positively address” Washington’s possible re-entry after President Donald Trump quit in 2018.

Recently, 150 House Democrats signed a letter backing President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to reenter the Iran nuclear deal without any new conditions. The letter is enough to block any congressional bid to block the move.

Vice President Joe Biden speaks with US President Barack Obama in 2014.