EXPLAINER: Biden’s Iran problem is getting worse by the day
By MATTHEW LEE, ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR, MATTHEW LEE, ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
Published: January 5, 2021, 9:43am
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WASHINGTON — Joe Biden has an Iran problem. And, it’s getting more complicated by the day.
Thanks to provocative moves by Iran and less-than-coherent actions by the outgoing Trump administration, the president-elect is facing an increasingly uncertain situation when it comes to Iran, a decades-long American nemesis that has been a target of blame for much of the Middle East’s instability.
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