The global push to constrain Iran’s nuclear program has entered uncharted territory as the U.S. and its allies signal that negotiations with Tehran are all but dead, and it’s unclear whether the Biden administration has a viable Plan B to keep Iran’s theocratic regime from getting a nuclear bomb that the agreement was supposed to prevent.
The sudden collapse of the high-stakes multilateral talks comes as Iran deepens its diplomatic and military ties with Russia, stoking fears that perhaps the Kremlin may offer covert help with Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for more drones and missiles for Russia’s war in Ukraine.