State Department Says Biden Willing To Re-Enter Talks With Iran Over Nuclear Deal

by · Forbes

Topline

The Biden administration is willing to enter into talks with Iran and other leading foreign powers about the possibility of re-entering the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, a State Department spokesperson told Forbes – a notable reversal from the Trump administration’s abandonment of the Obama-era deal.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken concludes his first press briefing at the State Department in ... [+] Washington, DC, on January 27, 2021. (Photo by CARLOS BARRIA / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS BARRIA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Key Facts

Spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement the U.S. “would accept an invitation from the European Union High Representative” to meet with Iran, Germany and members of the U.N. Security Council to “discuss a diplomatic way forward on Iran’s nuclear program.”