A video has surfaced of President Biden telling a woman at an election rally on November 4th in Oceanside, California near San Diego that the Iran nuclear deal "is dead, but we're not gonna announce it."
Well, I'm glad President Biden told someone.
Back in September, shortly after the Iranian uprisings began, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan had indicated the Biden Administration would continue to pursue re-entry into the Iran nuclear deal. My reaction was that the Biden Administration should halt negotiations.
Now I don't know if this means the Biden Administration is still talking to the Iranian regime either directly or through back channels via Switzerland. They might very well be. But given the roughshod manner the Iranian regime is treating protesters and its support for Russia against Ukraine re-entering a nuclear deal with Iran would be, as the kids like to say, a bad look for the Biden Administration.
In this respect, Biden differs from former President Obama who wanted an agreement with Iran come hell or high water. Biden takes a far more realistic view of Iran. He might not want to announce it in a formal setting, but what he has said on the subject is sufficient - for now. I just hope he doesn't backpedal.
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