New Iran Nuclear Talks Allow Biden to Fix Trump’s Mess Before We Head Toward War

Delicate talks to restore constraints on Iran’s nuclear program began in Vienna on Tuesday between the United States and other leading countries. Their task is to undo the damage Donald Trump caused when he left an agreement that had effectively shrunk Iran’s program, frozen it for a generation and put it under lock and camera.

It should be possible to put the deal back together, but not if President Joe Biden listens to the siren song of junking that agreement for “a better deal.”

The talks to return to the nuclear deal will be tough. Neither side wants to be seen as weak or as giving in to the other. But early signs are encouraging.

Biden was part of the process that produced the historic agreement in 2015 that blocked Iran’s pathways to a nuclear bomb for the next decade. That plan — known by the complicated title the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA — won nearly universal praise from experts, military leaders, diplomats and former national security officials — including some Israeli military leaders.

Under the deal, it would take Iran at least a year to assemble the material for a bomb. With the cameras, electronic monitoring devices and constant inspections mandated by the agreement, as well as U.S. and allied intelligence operations, we would be able to see Iran doing it. Plenty of time to act forcefully if necessary.

Read the full article in NBC News.