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With US elections over, new run at Iran nuclear deal is possible

By backing the Israel-Lebanon border agreement, Iran shows it is ready to move with the right guarantees.

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Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) speaks at a Senate Republican news conference on March 9, 2022 in Washington, DC, to discuss the ongoing Iran nuclear talks. — Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

With the US midterm elections over, don’t be surprised if Washington and Tehran make a final run to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

US President Joe Biden preferred to keep the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the sidelines during the campaign. The administration’s priority has instead been how to support protesters in Iran, following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman, for a hijab violation in September.

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