United States President-elect Joe Biden has said in a new interview that returning to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran is the best way to avoid a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Biden, in a New York Times interview, reiterated that the US would rejoin the agreement, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) if Iran returns to “strict compliance”. Under the accord, Iran had agreed to curtail its nuclear development in exchange for sanctions relief. Biden said a return to the agreement, which would include...