Three well-informed sources said that the United States is discussing a set of ideas, including taking small steps on how to revive the Iranian nuclear deal, while the commander of the American Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, said that the movement of his country's forces in the region is taking place as needed, and partnerships are being built against Iran, considering It is a source of instability in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Reuters quoted 3 informed sources as saying that the US administration is looking at a set of ideas to revive the Iran nuclear deal concluded in 2015, including Washington and Tehran taking small steps without fully adhering to the agreement, in order to gain time.
The agency added that this option may involve Washington providing economic concessions to Tehran of value, less than the sanctions relief stipulated in the 2015 agreement, in exchange for Iran halting or perhaps reversing its violations of the agreement.
The sources stated that US President Joe Biden has not yet decided his policy towards Iran, and his declared position remains that Iran will resume its full commitment to the nuclear agreement, before the United States does the same.
Blinken permit
In a related context, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that his country will return to the Iran nuclear deal, if Tehran abides by its commitments contained in the agreement.
In an interview with CNN, Minister Blinken added that if Iran abides by these pledges, Washington will work with its allies to reach a stronger and longer agreement, in addition to addressing other issues such as Iran's missiles and its destabilizing behavior in the region, as he put it.
And the concluded Iranian nuclear agreement aims to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, which Tehran denies. In return, the signatories to the agreement, including America, pledged to lift the international sanctions imposed on it.
In 2018, America withdrew from the agreement, restored sanctions on Iran, and adopted a policy of maximum pressure on it, in return, the latter responded by gradually easing its obligations under the nuclear agreement.
Middle command
On the other hand, the commander of the US Central Command said that the movement of US forces in the region is taking place as needed, and partnerships are being built in the face of Iran.
And that the Biden administration will take deliberate steps toward Iran in coordination with US partners.
He stressed that the carrot and stick policy may dominate the scene in the next period of negotiations with Iran, noting that President Biden will not make concessions before he sees a commitment from Tehran.
The US military official said that Qatar's geographical position places it at a central point in the region and enables it to play a major role when it comes to the problem with Iran.
In a related context, the Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani received two phone calls from the US Special Envoy to Iran Robert Malley and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. .