And Europe sees a tight window of opportunity following the president-elect's inauguration on Wednesday. But the moves ramp up pressure for European nations that want to salvage the 2015 agreement with the help of the incoming Biden administration. ADAD“There is certainly an awareness that a few things are happening in parallel,” said Naysan Rafati, an Iran analyst at the International Crisis Group. Rouhani staked his political legacy to the nuclear deal, with his more moderate faction suffering in parliamentary elections last year as Iranians failed to reap its promised benefits under Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign. AD“A change in Iranian administration doesn’t necessarily end a diplomatic process, because ultimately Iran’s nuclear decision-making is bigger than just the executive,” Rafati said.

Source: Washington Post January 17, 2021 12:02 UTC