Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has signaled to the United States in recent days that reentry to the nuclear deal would be an easy process. President-elect Joe Biden has also expressed that his administration would reenter the nuclear deal if Iran does. However, some conservatives in Iran are not as eager as Rouhani to establish a working relationship with Washington, even if they realize reentry of the United States into the deal is a necessity.
With six months left in office, Rouhani is not yet a lame duck president but unlikely to push any large agendas. He entered office in 2013 with the promise of resolving the nuclear crisis, removing the Obama era crippling sanctions and opening the country up to the West. With six months left Iran is under more severe sanctions, it has a reduced nuclear program and relations have only improved with China. Conservatives, who believe they will take back the presidency in June, are not holding back.
