Biden's New JCPOA: Not So Fast

Scott Ritter- 2 of the most problematic are seemingly minor technical issues: size of Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched material and the access of inspectors to sites designated for inspection by IAEA

While the 2020 US presidential election results remain legally contested, all signs are that former Vice President Joe Biden will be sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 2021. His administration will be confronted by several vexing foreign policy issues, among them the Joint Comprehensive Program of Action (JCPOA), popularly known as the Iran nuclear agreement. While Biden is inclined to rejoin the agreement, which President Donald Trump withdrew from in May 2018, there are numerous obstacles that make this a long shot. Two of the most problematic are seemingly minor technical issues: the size of Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched material, which currently stands at more than 12 times the amount permitted under the JCPOA, and the access of inspectors to sites designated for inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). As a result of such obstacles, Biden will find it very difficult to rejoin the JCPOA on terms that are acceptable, leaving the new administration in the position of maintaining sanctions on Iran, including on oil exports, in an effort to pressure Tehran to relent.

,,,,,

http://thealtworld.com/scott_ritter/bidens-new-jcpoa-not-so-fast