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The U.S. is the primary actor responsible for the event, as evidenced by its direct withdrawal from the JCPOA in 2018 [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5]. This action served as a catalyst for subsequent regional geopolitical shifts and policy changes involving Iran and Saudi Arabia [6], [7].

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Reforming Iran's Energy Policy: Strategies for Sustainability ... jpia.princeton.edu Behdad Gilzad Kohan, Hamid Dahouei · Journal of Public and International Affairs 1 fact
accountFollowing the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States intensified sanctions to target Iran’s financial and oil sectors.
A Status Quo Power in a Changing Region: Iran's Regionalism in ... cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 1 fact
accountFollowing the United States' withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) in May 2018 and the initiation of the 'maximum pressure' campaign, Iran began to focus more on regionalism within the context of its 'Look to the East' strategy.