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WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden’s national security adviser said the incoming administration wants to put Iran back in the box by joining the nuclear deal and forcing Tehran to abide by the terms of the original deal.
In exchange, the United States would be prepared to honor the terms of the 2015 agreement, said Jake Sullivan, chosen by Biden as national security adviser, at The Wall Street Journal’s Council of Executive Directors Summit on Monday.
“We believe it is feasible and achievable,” Sullivan said.
Biden will try to undo the damage his side believes was done when President Trump pulled the United States out of the deal in 2018. Re-entering that deal, which would mean lifting billions of dollars worth of sanctions on Tehran, would lay the groundwork for a “follow-up negotiation” on broader issues, he said.
Sullivan, who hasn’t spoken much in public since he was appointed national security adviser, spoke to the Board of CEOs about Iran and a variety of other national security and foreign policy issues that the Biden administration will likely face. He discussed reforming international institutions and strengthening ties with allies while facing global adversaries and competitors such as China. But all of those efforts will be based on a strong national policy that focuses on making American workers competitive, he said.
