Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
October 15, 2013
Today, another round of negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran will begin in Geneva. Sanctions must not be eased when they are so close to achieving their intended purpose. (Communicated by the Cabinet Secretariat)Adopted unanimouslyIran has been working for over 20 years to obtain nuclear weapons capabilities despite its declared commitment to...
October 11, 2013
October 11, 2013President Barack ObamaThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, D.C. 20500Dear Mr. President:
October 3, 2013
The presidency of Hassan Rouhani has been greeted with assertions ranging from cautious optimism to euphoric anticipations of an unfolding rapprochement. President Rouhani has been at times described as a reformer, a pragmatist and by his critics as a "wolf in sheep's clothing." Although it is often suggested that President Rouhani is under...
October 3, 2013
...QUESTION: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has had some pretty harsh commentary the last couple of days at the UN and in an NBC interview about the prospect for a U.S. rapprochement with Iran, essentially saying that you all are being played for suckers. What is your response? And is it a foregone conclusion that a better U.S....
October 3, 2013
As President Obama has stated many times, the United States remains committed to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. The strategy we have pursued -- and continue to pursue -- to fulfill this commitment and address the international community's concerns with Iran's nuclear program is the dual track policy of engagement and pressure....
October 3, 2013
The rapid pace of events since Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took office this past summer has significantly increased the possibility of a successful negotiation on Iran's nuclear program, thereby forestalling either a military strike on Iran or the emergence of a nuclear-armed or nuclear-weapon-capable Iran. Either of these latter...
October 3, 2013
Iran has invested heavily in nuclear industries in the last thirty years. However, its investments, often made in secret and dominated by black market purchases, have not been consistent with a strictly peaceful nuclear program.
October 2, 2013
Iranian nuclear physics continue to beat Western economic pressure. Iran is less than a year from reaching critical nuclear capability, despite international sanctions designed to prevent this outcome. While its accessible FX reserves have fallen sharply, Iran has sufficient reserves, and "off-books" assets, to painfully muddle through for at...
October 1, 2013
A report by the Iran Project published in late 2012 warned that "a U.S. and/or Israeli preventive military action against Iran could ... perhaps contribut[e] to increased sectarian conflict and regional war." In March 2012, pundit Fareed Zakaria warned that an Israeli or American strike against Iran could be "a path to another Middle East war."...
October 1, 2013
…Today, our hope for the future is challenged by a nuclear-armed Iran that seeks our destruction. But I want you to know: that wasn't always the case. Some 2500 years ago, the great Persian King Cyrus ended the Babylonian exile of the Jewish people. He issued a famous edict in which he proclaimed the right of the Jews to return to the Land of...