US election: how Joe Biden will go about rebuilding the Iran Nuclear Deal

President-elect facing major challenge to keep Tehran satisfied as Europe forms nuclear strategy

A demonstrator holds a sign calling for the US to "nuke" Iran before it can take nuclear action against the US.
President-elect facing major challenge to keep Tehran satisfied as Europe forms nuclear strategy
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The foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK have met to discuss tactics to breathe new life into the ailing Iran Nuclear Deal once Joe Biden is in the White House.

At talks in Berlin, the European politicians outlined plans to secure an agreement from Tehran to reduce Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile size to below the limit allowed under the deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. In return, the US would lift sanctions that have crippled the Western Asian nation’s economy.

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