The Biden Administration Restarts Talks With Iran to Cool Tensions

Biden administration has quietly restarted talks with Iran in a bid to win the release of American prisoners held by Tehran. Biden is focused on cooling tensions, which have soared this year as Iran has provided drones to Russia for war in Ukraine and pushed ahead with uranium enrichment. Iranian officials have repeatedly tied the possible release of prisoners to winning access to seven billion dollars in Iranian funds held in South Korea; demanded access to billions of dollars held in Iraq for deliveries of gas and oil.