By Geoff LaMear
President Joe Biden is working in tandem with European counterparts to reenter and potentially revise the Iranian nuclear deal.
Amidst French President Emmanuel Macron's call to bring Saudi Arabia into the talks and Secretary of State Antony Blinken affirming the idea, the push for a multilateral approach has taken root in Washington. But this is to the detriment of U.S. policy. Allowing regional actors to dictate the terms of the new agreement is likely to result in maximalist terms that Iran will simply reject.
U.S. interests diverge from those of the Gulf states and deescalating tensions with Iran should be the primary objective.
This piece was originally published in Newsweek on February 5, 2021. Read more HERE.