Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
May 8, 2018
Diplomatic Reception Room2:13 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans: Today, I want to update the world on our efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.The Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. It exports dangerous missiles, fuels conflicts across the Middle East, and supports terrorist proxies and militias...
May 8, 2018
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room2:37 P.M. EDTAMBASSADOR BOLTON: Well, I don’t really have much to add to the President’s speech. I think the decision is very clear. I think it’s a firm statement of American resolve to prevent not only Iran from getting nuclear weapons, but a ballistic missile delivery capability. It limits its continuing...
May 8, 2018
"As we have always said, the nuclear deal is not a bilateral agreement and it is not in the hands of any single country to terminate it unilaterally," the High Representative Federica Mogherini said today following US President Donald Trump's statement on the Iran nuclear deal. "As long as Iran continues to implement its nuclear related...
May 8, 2018
The European Union regrets today's statement by the President of the United States on the nuclear deal with Iran [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA]. Should the US reconsider this position, we would welcome it. The United States remain our closest partner and friend, and we will continue to work together on many other issues. As we have...
May 8, 2018
I am deeply concerned by today’s announcement that the United States will be withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and will begin reinstating US sanctions.I have consistently reiterated that the JCPOA represents a major achievement in nuclear non-proliferation and diplomacy and has contributed to regional and...
May 8, 2018
Later today, the president will announce whether he intends to keep the United States in the Iran nuclear agreement. This is earlier than expected.Over the past six months, the Trump administration has urged France, Germany and Britain to help address the full range of threats posed by the Iranian regime. U.S. negotiators have rightly pushed for...
May 8, 2018
“President Trump’s decision today to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal is a major strategic mistake that not only damages the United States’ ability to prevent Iran from acquiring the material for a nuclear weapon, but also impairs our ability to prevent the spread and use of nuclear weapons, to work with allies and partners on issues of...
May 8, 2018
President Donald J. Trump is terminating the United States’ participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran and re-imposing sanctions lifted under the deal... The President has directed his Administration to immediately begin the process of re-imposing sanctions related to the JCPOA.
May 8, 2018
Hello, my name is Javad Zarif, and I am the Iranian foreign minister.For the first two years in my post, I spent much of my time negotiating with my counterparts from the EU, Russia, China, Germany, France, UK, and the U.S.We reached a comprehensive agreement on Iran’s nuclear program in 2015, called JCPOA or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.In...
May 8, 2018
Today President Donald J. Trump announced his decision to cease the United States’ participation in the JCPOA and begin reimposing U.S. nuclear-related sanctions on the Iranian regime. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking immediate action to implement the President’s decision.