Iran Rejects Nuclear Talks Until Conservative President Is Sworn In

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : The deal had the U.S. remove sanctions on Iran -- which hammered its economy -- in exchange for Iran shutting down parts of its nuclear program that are needed to make a bomb.
36% : Iran will not negotiate to restore a 2015 nuclear deal before its conservative new president is sworn in next month, dashing the hopes of the Biden administration, which would prefer to strike a deal first with its moderate outgoing president, Hassan Rouhani.
36% : Iran not ready for nuclear talks until Raisi takes over (Reuters)
35% : Shortly after the election, Raisi said he supported continuing to negotiate the return of the U.S. and Iran to the 2015 deal, which former President Trump withdrew from in 2018.

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