Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
December 12, 2025
This Advisory Note is produced by the Australian Sanctions Office (ASO) to inform the regulated community of a developing issue presenting significant sanctions risk. It provides a summary of relevant sanctions laws but does not cover all possible sanctions risks. Users should consider all applicable sanctions measures and seek independent legal...
December 12, 2025
This Advisory Note is produced by the Australian Sanctions Office (ASO) and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) to inform the regulated community of a developing issue presenting significant sanctions and AML/CTF risk. It provides a summary of relevant sanctions laws but does not cover all possible sanctions risks....
December 12, 2025
Expanded frameworkThe Australian Government has updated its United Nations sanctions framework in relation to Iran.Australia implements UNSC sanctions through Australian domestic laws, including the Charter of the United Act 1945 and its regulations.The new regulations – the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Iran) Regulations 2025 –...
December 12, 2025
Why are sanctions imposed?In 2015, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted UNSC Resolution 2231 endorsing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This allowed the UNSC to have oversight of Iran's nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief as long as certain conditions (such as access for the International Atomic Energy...
December 11, 2025
I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.Dated 11 December 2025Sam Mostyn ACGovernor‑GeneralBy Her Excellency’s CommandPenny WongMinister for Foreign Affairs[...]
November 25, 2025
Mr. Chair,At the outset, I would like to associate my delegation with the statement delivered by distinguished Ambassador of Venezuela on behalf of several member states. I would also like to take note of the Director General’s report on the peaceful nuclear program of Iran. The views of my delegation regarding the contents of the report are fully...
November 21, 2025
Chair,China supports the joint statement made by Venezuelan Ambassador on behalf of the relevant countries. We would like to further elaborate the Chinese position as following:
November 20, 2025
The Board of Governors,(a) Commending the continued professional, independent and impartial efforts of the Agency and Director General, in implementing Iran’s Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)-related Safeguards Agreement, INFCIRC/214, to resolve the long outstanding safeguards issues in Iran and undertake verification...
November 20, 2025
Chair, France, Germany and the United Kingdom thank the IAEA Director General for his latest reports on the implementation of Iran’s NPT Safeguards Agreement and on the verification and monitoring of Iran’s nuclear-related commitments in light of UN Security Council resolution 2231. We commend the Agency’s professional, independent and impartial...
November 20, 2025
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Foreign Ministry considers the resolution adopted by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), passed under pressure from the US, Germany, France, and the UK as illegal and unjustified.The action of these three European countries and the US in drafting and imposing the resolution on the...