Report: Informal US-Iran talks to start soon

• Published date: 11 March 2021
• Author: Gary Willig
• Date: 11 March 2021

American and European diplomats told the Times that the talks could begin in the coming weeks.

Both sides have expressed their desire to return to the 015 agreement, which former US President Donald Trump withdrew from in 2018. The Biden Administration has called on Iran to end its violations of the deal before lifting sanctions, while Iran has demanded that the US end all sanctions imposed by the Trump Administration as a precondition to returning to the deal.

The Biden Administration has expressed its desire to negotiate a "better" deal which would fix many of the problems with the original agreement, including extending the sunset clauses and addressing Iran's ballistic missile program. However, Iran has categorically rejected any change to the nuclear deal.

Israel and America's Arab allies in the Middle East have expressed their opposition to a full return to the 2015 agreement, which they say rewards Iran with funds to spread terror across the...