Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
February 4, 2014
I come here confident that we share the same goal with regard to Iran: to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Thanks to a combination of tough diplomacy and the most comprehensive targeted sanctions regime ever imposed on a country, I am certain that we are closer today to that goal than we were just a few weeks ago.
February 4, 2014
In my testimony this morning, I will address the Administration's steps to deliver the limited, temporary and reversible relief in the JPOA, as well as our critically important ongoing efforts to implement and enforce the vast majority of the sanctions that remain in place. As this Committee knows, the pressure on Iran from sanctions — sanctions...
February 3, 2014
...QUESTION: The Administration’s line has been for some time now – years, in fact – that Iran has the right to a peaceful civilian nuclear program under the NPT. You’ve also said and made clear that the NPT does not grant any member the right to enrich uranium.MS. PSAKI: Mm-hmm.
January 31, 2014
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today:"We had a really interesting meeting and the most important outcome at this stage is that we have agreed that we will start the talks between the E3+3 and Iran on 18 February at the...
January 30, 2014
Q. -With Iran, the negotiations are resuming in New York in mid-February.THE MINISTER -Yes.Q. -On the six-month agreement and on the military nuclear programme, do you think the Iranians are really going to give up building the bomb and...THE MINISTER -I have no idea. The first part of the agreement we negotiated is good and is currently being...
January 30, 2014
Baroness Catherine AshtonEU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyEuropean UnionBrussels, Belgium Dear Baroness Ashton:
January 28, 2014
In early November, Secretary of State Kerry said of the ongoing negotiations with Iran: "...we need to get the right deal; no deal is better than a bad deal." Unfortunately the November 24 "Joint Plan of Action" is a bad deal. This fact has been obscured by both the mischaracterization of the deal's benefits and the denial of the deal's great flaw.
January 28, 2014
According to the provisions of the interim agreement, Iran continues to produce low-enriched (below 5%) uranium and keeps both 5% and 20% enriched uranium stocks on its soil. Iran maintains centrifuge production capabilities including the skills of the workforce and continues with centrifuge R&D testing. Iran is allowed to produce additional...
January 28, 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...