Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
April 16, 2014
Congress has at times expressed concern regarding ballistic missile and nuclear programs in Iran, North Korea, and Syria. This report focuses primarily on unclassified and declassified U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) assessments over the past two decades. These assessments indicate that there is no evidence that Iran and North Korea have engaged...
April 14, 2014
On February 27, 2014, as a result of a joint investigation between Calgary Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Federal Serious and Organized Crime and the Canada Border Service Agency’s (CBSA) Criminal Investigation Section, charges were laid under the Special Economic Measures Act, the Customs Act and the United Nations Act against Lee...
April 9, 2014
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for your patience. Welcome to our backgrounder. I think most of you know the ground rules here, but just to remind people, you all know [Senior U.S. Administration Official] who will be doing this all on background as a Senior U.S. Administration Official. Please, let’s all keep it to that. [Senior U.S....
April 9, 2014
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, and the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, made today the following statement:"Minister Zarif and I, together with the Political Directors of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States,...
April 9, 2014
Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met Wednesday morning with the director, managers and experts of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. The meeting was held on the occasion of the National Day of Nuclear Technology. Speaking at the meeting, His Eminence described the most important achievement ofnuclear technology in...
April 8, 2014
…Chairman Menendez: I want to go to Iran. I read an article yesterday that is entitled, in the Wall Street Journal, “Obama Administration Shows Optimism on Iran Nuclear Talks.” And despite significant political hurdles and vastly different stated positions with reference to Iran’s nuclear programs, in public comments there is the sense of progress...
April 7, 2014
Dear Mr. President:As the authors of the U.S. sanctions imposed on the Central Bank of Iran, we urge you to publicly affirm the consequences of any attempt by Iran to violate the Menendez-Kirk amendment and the Joint Plan of Action (JPA) during negotiations.Under the JPA, your administration suspended further implementation of the Menendez-Kirk...
April 4, 2014
A 10 count indictment was unsealed today charging Sihai Cheng, a/k/a Chun Hai Cheng, a/k/a Alex Cheng, and Seyed Abolfazl Shahab Jamili, along with two Iranian companies, Nicaro Eng. Co., Ltd. (Nicaro) and Eyvaz Technic Manufacturing Company (Eyvaz), with conspiring to export American-made pressure transducers to Iran. Pressure transducers can be...
April 4, 2014
MODERATOR: Thank you so much, and welcome, everyone, to today’s conference call backgrounder. We have a Senior Administration Official with us. For your knowledge, it’s [Senior Administration Official]. From now on, just will be referred to as a Senior Administration Official. Again, all of this is on background. So [Senior Administration Official...
April 2, 2014
Our unprecedented sanctions on Iran have led the way in demonstrating the power and efficacy of our financial measures.
From the outset of the Obama Administration, we have pursued a dual-track strategy that paired an offer to Iran to rejoin the community of nations if it addresses the international community’s concerns over its nuclear program...