Library Documents on Iran's Missile Program
June 1, 2014
Since the seizure of U.S. hostages in Iran following the 1979 revolution, the U.S. government has imposed a succession of economic penalties against the Islamic Republic. The complexity and severity of these sanctions intensified following Iran's resumption of a uranium enrichment program in 2006. However, there are a variety of ways to provide...
June 1, 2014
Progress in the international negotiations with Iran on the country's nuclear program has increased the urgency to think through scenarios deemed highly unlikely only a year ago: How can the international community sensibly lift the sanctions it has imposed on Iran? This question is particularly pertinent for both the United States and the...
May 18, 2014
A senior member of Iran's nuclear negotiating team said reducing the Arak power plant's capacity is ridiculous and the nature of the heavy water power plant should not change.
Abbas Araqchi continued that maintaining Iran's rights are the red lines of the negotiation.
In a live interview with IRIB TV Channel 2, Araqchi described the 4-day...
May 16, 2014
Unlike the previous rounds, we are now in the drafting and negotiating phase, which is very different than the previous rounds. And this is really an ongoing process and will be an ongoing process. There are no longer discrete rounds with opening and closing sessions, discrete set agendas. All the issues are on the table and we are negotiating on...
May 15, 2014
The Honorable Jack LewSecretary of the Treasury1500 Pennsylvania Ave, NWWashington, DC 20220 Dear Secretary Lew,
May 13, 2014
MODERATOR: Hi, everyone. Welcome back. Thanks for bearing with us and being patient tonight. I think we’re ready to get started.Welcome to tonight’s backgrounder. For attribution rules, this is all on background, attributable to a senior U.S. official – no names, no titles. Please keep us all honest on this so we can keep doing these for all of...
May 9, 2014
In a region of troubles, the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program stand out. The first-step agreement, signed in November 2013, broke a decade of futile diplomatic forays punctuated by mutual escalation. The product of a rare confluence of political calendars and actors, it set a framework for a balanced arms-control agreement that could form...
May 7, 2014
The international community has been acutely concerned for many years about Iran's increasing capacity to produce material for nuclear weapons. With sufficient fissile material and a warhead design, Iran could use its existing ballistic missiles to pose a credible nuclear threat throughout the region. Consequently, after repeatedly directing Iran...
April 29, 2014
Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned individuals and entities for aiding Iranian ballistic missile procurement and for support to the Government of Iran in evading oil sector sanctions pursuant to Executive Orders (E.O.) 13382 and 13645, respectively. Today’s actions demonstrate the U.S. Government’s commitment to vigorously...
April 29, 2014
Li Fangwei, who is more commonly known by his alias “Karl Lee,” is charged with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by using United States-based financial institutions to engage in millions of dollars of U.S. dollar transactions in violation of economic sanctions that prohibited such financial transactions. In...