The Scenarios Facing the Islamic Republic of Iran in JCPOA (The Era of Donald Trump and Joe Biden)

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Following the conclusion of the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and the P5 + 1 countries and Trump's decision to unilaterally withdraw the United States in 2018, Hundreds of sanctions which were targeting economic, political, and military sectors was applied on Iran by the Donald Trump. Now in the United States, we are facing the new administration that the new president, Joe Biden, is seeking to return to JCPOA, if Iran returns to its obligations under it. What can be the reaction of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the meantime? Therefore, this paper aims to answer the question that, among the various scenarios including; US Withdrawal from JCPOA and Iran's gradual withdrawal; negotiating with the United States for JCPOA Plus; returning of US to JCPOA and cancellation of US Secondary Sanctions and the Security Council sanctions; leaving JCPOA and NPT and Activation of snapback mechanism and reference of Iran's nuclear case to the UN Security Council, which one is desirable Scenario for the Islamic Republic of Iran?. The research findings indicate that returning of US to JCPOA and cancellation of US Secondary Sanctions and the Security Council sanctions is a desirable Scenario for the Islamic Republic of Iran. The research method is futures studies based on the scenario writing method which, while examining the forerunners and uncertainties, analyzes the views of experts about the upcoming scenarios.

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