NOURNEWS - The new US administration is step by step formulating its policies in relation to Washington's important foreign policy cases.
JCPOA and the Iran case, however, is one of the most important issues on which the Democrats' foreign policy team has focused for a long time before the election, and has put several options on its agenda.
As a result of the statements and stances of key elements of the Biden administration, it is clear that the White House in the new era, not only does not intend to return to the US grand strategy towards Iran, but in the specific case of JCPOA, it is determined to benefit from the effects of the Trump administration's policies.
Recent positions by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, and Joe Biden himself focus on the need for Iran to return to its UN Security Council commitments, and to add new issues to the agreement alongside European troika positions such as new parties to possible talks. These are the evidence that confirms the above statements.
However, the JCPOA is an international agreement with a specific thematic framework and specific parties, which has been finalized with the support of a UN Security Council resolution, and until the task is clarified in terms of fulfilling the obligations of the parties, basically no new conditions can be discussed.
In other words; Entering or leaving this agreement means accepting or not accepting the provisions mentioned in JCPOA, so talking about changing the provisions of the agreement or adding other parties and issues to it means that they want to talk about something other than JCPOA or "JCPOA Plus".
Accordingly; The recent remarks of the French President Macron or Blinken indicate the rejection of the agreement signed as JCPOA between Iran and the P5 + 1, and the logical conclusion is that there is no intention for the United States to return to JCPOA.
Blinken's remarks are reminiscent of Trump's approach to the JCPOA, and of course with the interpretations of new White House tenants, as the previous US president also cited Iran's lack of nuclear commitments and the need to extend the JCPOA to missile issues. In essence, it is no different from the recent remarks of the new US Secretary of State.
It should be noted that JCPOA is a clear agreement with the dimensions and framework agreed between Iran and the P5 + 1, and no one has the right to offer another definition based on their wishes. Therefore, returning to JCPOA has requirements, the most important of which is to return to the existing agreement and fully fulfill the obligations signed in it.
With these interpretations it seems; The Biden government is seeking an "absurd return" to JCPOA, meaning that by announcing its return, it wants to force Iran to suspend countermeasures and, secondly, not fulfill its obligations (specifically the lifting of all sanctions) on the pretext that the existing agreement is incomplete.
However, the position of the Islamic Republic of Iran in this regard is quite clear and as the Supreme Leader of the Revolution emphasized, the mere return of the United States to JCPOA is not an issue for Tehran, but what is important is to fulfill all the obligations of the United States and Europe, in addition to paying the costs imposed by Trump's withdrawal from the organization.
BY: Pooya Mirzaei
NOURNEWS