During his election campaign, US President Joe Biden pledged to adopt a three-dimensional policy toward Iran, the first dimension of which includes a commitment to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and the second dimension provides a clear path to return to diplomacy and negotiation, as it works with his country's allies to strengthen and expand the terms of the nuclear agreement.

The third dimension is to continue to act against Tehran's "destabilizing activities that threaten the friends and partners of the United States in the region."

Three weeks after his inauguration as the new president of the United States, Biden has not decided how to start implementing his perceptions towards Iran, and Tehran and Washington exchanged blame for not starting the diplomatic track, despite the two parties' desire to enter it.

And officials of both countries claim that the ball is in the other's court.

Professor Steve Walt, a famous professor of international relations at Harvard University, commented on the ongoing political developments between Washington and Tehran, reminding everyone that there are only 3 alternatives with regard to the Iranian nuclear file, which are “1- An agreement as was done in the nuclear agreement signed in 2015, which sets An upper limit to Iran's stockpile of uranium and its ability to enrich, 2- Failure to agree with Iran, which reduces its obligations and allows it to work to become a nuclear power, 3- The alternative to war.

A reminder that there are only 3 main options re #IranNukes:


1. An agreement (eg, #JCPOA) capping Iran's uranium stockpile & enrichment capacity, thereby extending its "breakout time."


2. Iran w / far fewer limits, & able to break out quickly if it wants.


3. War.

Choose wisely.

- Stephen Walt (@stephenWalt) February 8, 2021

Walt's warning came along with reports indicating that Iran has started producing uranium metal for use as fuel in one of its reactors, which is a new violation of its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal.

The Iranian side, according to its Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, had indicated that a law approved by the Iranian parliament obliges the government to tighten its nuclear position, if the US sanctions are not eased by February 21.

Various American powers are pushing the Biden administration to speed up the start of the diplomatic path with Iran and return to the nuclear agreement, and at the same time many powers in Washington warn of leniency with the Iranian regime and call for adhering to the imposed sanctions.

Iran must change its behavior first

John Bolton, former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, who is considered one of the biggest opponents of the nuclear deal, expressed his refusal to return to the negotiation track with Iran.

Bolton said, "The civil war in Yemen is a proxy war between Iran and the Gulf Arabs. Biden is making huge concessions to Iran, and laying the foundation stone to revive the failed nuclear deal President Obama signed with Tehran in 2015."

The civil war in Yemen is a proxy war between Iran and the Gulf Arabs.

Biden is making unforced concessions to Iran, laying the basis for resurrecting President Obama's failed 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.

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- John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) February 8, 2021

AIPAC - the largest Israeli lobby organization in the United States - also expressed the need to avoid returning to the nuclear agreement until after Tehran changes its behavior.

The organization tweeted advising President Biden to slow down, saying that “Iran’s determination to further destabilize the region, develop nuclear weapons, and build ballistic missiles brings the world closer to war. Iran poses a comprehensive threat that requires a comprehensive solution. If Iran wants sanctions relief, it must first. To change her behavior. "

AIPAC added that "America needs a comprehensive policy - closely coordinated with regional allies - to prevent Iran, permanently, from acquiring a nuclear weapon and addressing Iran's ballistic missile program and Tehran's hostile policies in the countries of the region."

Washington must come back first

Iran refuses to take the first step, and believes that Washington is responsible for the tension in the relations of the two countries due to its withdrawal from the nuclear agreement years ago, and the re-imposition and intensification of sanctions against it.

And through a series of tweets, Sina Azoudi, a researcher specializing in Iranian affairs at the Atlantic Council, spoke about the Iranian side's logic in not initiating and moving first in a way that paves the way for the revival of the negotiation track.

Azoudi said, "Iran is ready to move forward, and there is no other way but diplomacy to achieve this goal (reviving the nuclear deal). I mention here two important points, that the party that left the negotiating table and sought to destroy the agreement must return first. The United States was the country that withdrew." Of the agreement and the imposition of more sanctions on Iran. "

"Iran is prepared to follow suit. There is no other path but max. Diplomacy to achieve this goal [reviving JCPOA?]. 2 points: 1-those who left the negotiation table and sought to destroy the deal must come back first. was the country that left the negotiation table….

Sina Azodi (@ Azodiac83) February 4, 2021

Azoudi added, "If they want to return to the nuclear deal, they must first remove the sanctions. If that happens, Iran will also return to its obligations. This must be done in a coordinated framework and in a sequential arrangement between the two parties."

"The second point is that there are many members of groups in America and Europe who celebrated Trump's withdrawal from the agreement. They are Iran's archenemies and can be called the forces of darkness. All of these forces have committed to preventing a return to the nuclear agreement."

Biden's direct message

During an interview with CNN, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken affirmed that President Biden “was very clear about this issue. If Iran returns to comply with its obligations under the nuclear deal, we will do the same, and then we will work with our allies and partners in An attempt to build a longer and stronger agreement, and also bring some of these other issues, such as the Iranian missile program, such as its destabilizing measures in the region that need to be addressed as well. "

Blinken pointed out in his speech that "Iran has taken steps contrary to the agreement in recent months, and has begun to lift the various restrictions in the agreement, and the result is that it is closer than it was to having the ability to produce fissile materials for the purposes of making a nuclear weapon in the short term," Blinken added. First of all, it is important for Iran to return to fulfilling its obligations, and if they do so, the path of diplomacy is there, and we are ready to follow it. "

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani responded the next day, during his meeting with foreign diplomats in his country, that if the P5 + 1 group returned to its commitments under the nuclear deal, Iran would return to act with all its obligations.

Rouhani stressed that whoever withdrew from the nuclear agreement first must take the first step to return to it, and that Iran has not yet witnessed any realistic action by the Biden administration regarding sanctions.

And the former US official, Aaron David Miller, expressed his surprise that many experts expected a speedy return to the negotiation track.

Miller tweeted, "When it comes to negotiating any issue, the Middle East has two speeds: slow, and very slow. Anyone who thinks that re-entering the Iran nuclear deal or reaching any agreement will be swift must be slow and quietly wait until this point is reached." .