WASHINGTON: The Biden administration says its going to revamp and enhance diplomacy toward Iran as the U.S. looks at restoring constraints on the country’s nuclear program and reining in its regional ambitions.
As Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the appointment of a new special envoy for Iran on Friday, President Joe Bidens national security adviser said that restoring limits on the Iranian nuclear program is a top priority and that the administration would work to build on whatever restrictions it could negotiate.
Jake Sullivan said Friday that the administrations goal is to put Irans nuclear program back into a box and then to confront other problematic Iranian activity in the Middle East. President Donald Trump cited Iran’s malign behavior in the Middle East as one reason for withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal that Sullivan helped negotiate for the Obama administration.
Our view is that if we can get back to diplomacy that can put Irans nuclear program in a…