Scoop: Biden's Middle East coordinator says it's “highly unlikely” that the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran will be revived in the near future.
The flag of Iran in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters. Photo: Michael Gruber/Getty Images
The shrinking likelihood that the deadlock in the nuclear talks will be broken increases the pressure on the Biden administration to formulate a Plan B.McGurk said on the briefing call that the reason there is no nuclear deal is that the Iranians are unable to make a decision, according to the three sources.
With a deal highly unlikely in the near future, McGurk said the Biden administration intends to use sanctions and diplomatic isolation against Iran, “but not needlessly escalate the situation," and use force only as a last resort, according to the three sources. U.S. officials are concerned the nuclear deal is close to becoming irrelevant, as Iran has taken steps to advance its nuclear program and limit the work of UN inspectors.EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who is leading the mediation efforts between the U.S. and Iran, said in a Financial Timeson Tuesday that after 15 months of negotiations he concluded that “the space for additional significant compromises has been exhausted.
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