During the elections campaign, Biden presented his strategy vis à vis Iran, whereby if Iran returns to strict compliance with the JCPOA, the US would rejoin it, implicitly indicating that sanctions would be lifted. Only then would his administration negotiate with Iran over "strengthening and extending the nuclear deal's provisions". At the same time, Biden claims the U.S. will continue to push back against Iran's malign activities in the area of human rights violations, its support for terrorism, and ballistic missile development.
Biden's strategy could therefore lead the US administration back to the original nuclear deal, with its provisions nearing their expiration dates, and "lock" it there - having at least partly conceded the sanction lever – unable to rectify its grievous flaws.
However, while Trump's administration struggled to translate the pressure levers it had on Iran to its return to the negotiating table or to strategic accomplishments, Biden's entry into the oval office improves the chances of coordination between Washington and Europe, and renewed negotiations with Tehran, which may slow down the latter's violations of the nuclear deal.
As a lesson learned from the problematic interaction during Obama's term in office, Israel should refrain from publicly criticizing Biden's policy, and strive to coordinate its moves with Washington as much as possible in order to impact the latter's process of crafting its policy vis à vis the Iranian challenge.
The desired objective in Israel's dialog with the U.S. administration are: