Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
February 7, 2014
...QUESTION: On the Iran bill: Is the Administration at this point confident that there won’t be a vote in the Senate? And I know we visited this multiple times, but should a vote come to pass, is that, as the Iranians have said, a violation of the Joint Plan of Action, or is the full implementation of the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013 a...
February 7, 2014
The Honorable Barack ObamaPresident of the United StatesThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20500 CC: The Honorable John F. Kerry, Secretary of State, Department of State Dear Mr. President,I write today to respectfully request that you discuss with French President François Hollande the troubling issue of the recent French...
February 6, 2014
President Barack ObamaThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20502 Dear President Obama,I write today to follow up on a question I posed to Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Wendy Sherman, during the February 4, 2014, hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, entitled "Current Status of Iran Negotiations...
February 6, 2014
I come to the floor to speak about one of our greatest national security challenges, which is a nuclear-armed Iran. I have long thought of this as a bipartisan national security issue, not a partisan political issue.At the end of the day, it is a national security issue that we must approach in a spirit of bipartisanship and unity, which has been...
February 6, 2014
Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced actions targeting a diverse set of entities and individuals located around the world for evading U.S. sanctions against Iran, aiding Iranian nuclear and missile proliferation, and supporting terrorism. These actions reflect the United States’ sustained commitment to continue enforcing our...
February 5, 2014
...QUESTION: The Administration has made more progress on thawing the relationship with longtime enemy Iran and its newly elected President Hassan Rouhani. To the objections of many in Congress, the Obama Administration recently negotiated a short-term deal that would freeze parts of Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for limited relief from...
February 4, 2014
The Joint Plan of Action (JPA) negotiated between Iran and the United States and its partners in the P5+1 accomplishes a great deal in the short run, but its success remains uncertain, pending the negotiation of long-term arrangements. The JPA's interim steps, which began on January 20, 2014, are technically sound and lengthen Iran's breakout time...
February 4, 2014
Following the announcement of the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) and the signing of the implementation agreement, Obama administration officials have repeatedly stated that, despite the "limited, temporary, and reversible" sanctions relief, Iran is "not open for business," that the United States is not significantly easing sanctions on Iran, and that...
February 4, 2014
For many years, we have worked together on a bipartisan basis to stop Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. It was the Senate that passed the toughest sanctions in history over this administration's strong objections – sanctions the President now credits with bringing Iran to the negotiating table. Just last May, the Senate voted 99-0 to...
February 4, 2014
The United States has led the international community in imposing economic sanctions on Iran, in an effort to change the government of that country's support of acts of international terrorism, poor human rights record, weapons and missile development and acquisition, role in regional instability, and development of a nuclear program.