A n a ly s i s PEACE AND SECURITY A Return to Diplomacy The Iran Nuclear Deal and a Democratic White House David Jalilvand and Achim Vogt(eds.) With a foreword by Sigmar Gabriel October 2020 A Joe Biden administration would likely make an early diplomatic push to ease ten­sions with Iran. Biden has said he favors the United States rejoining the nuclear deal if Iran also returns to full compliance. In that case, Tehran demands reliable sanctions relief and compen­sation for the economic fall­out of U.S. sanctions. During the U.S. transition, Europe would need to shift quickly from trying to save the nuclear deal to forging a new transatlantic approach to Tehran, helping kickstart U.S.­Iranian negotiations. To immediately de-escalate tensions, Iran and the United States could pursue a phased approach, pushing more com­plex issues to a later date.