Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
May 15, 2013
Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the Administration’s approach to the multiple challenges posed by Iran – by its nuclear ambitions, its support for international terrorism and destabilizing activities in the region, and its human rights abuses at home.
May 9, 2013
Today the Secretary of State imposed sanctions on four Iranian nuclear support companies and one individual as Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and their Supporters pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382. These entities and individual were designated because they provide the Iranian government goods, technology, and services that...
May 1, 2013
The Obama administration's stated policy is to prevent – not contain – a nuclear-armed Iran, and all indications suggest that that the administration means what it says. Given the destabilizing consequences that would ensure if Tehran acquired nuclear weapons – and the uncertainties, costs and strategic trade-offs associated with containment –...
April 18, 2013
NEW YORK, April 18, 2010 - Although a U.S. military approach in Iran would hinder Iranian nuclear proliferation, military might isn't necessarily the best solution, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said today. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stressed that diplomatic means would garner a longer-term effect in reaching agreements with Iran, Mullen...
Statement of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on Behalf of the E3+3 Following Talks with Iran
April 6, 2013
Together with the Political Directors of China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States, I met on 5 and 6 April 2013 in Almaty with the Iranian nuclear negotiator Dr. Saeed Jalili and his delegation in order to address the international community's concerns about the Iranian nuclear programme....
April 5, 2013
We’re back here in Almaty for the second time. When we were here for Almaty I, we put forward a very clear and concise proposal for a confidence building measures, as part of our approach to try and tackle our concerns about the nature of the nuclear programme of Iran. What we are looking for today, when we meet with Dr Jalili and his...
April 2, 2013
Iran's half-century nuclear odyssey has been marked by enormous financial costs, unpredictable risks, and unclear motivations. The program's covert history, coupled with the Iranian government's prohibition of open media coverage of the nuclear issue, has prevented a much-needed internal debate about its cost-benefit rationale. Critical questions...
March 11, 2013
Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles that could deliver them. Recipients of China’s technology reportedly include Pakistan and countries said by the State...
March 7, 2013
A federal grand jury has indicted Ali Saboonchi, age 32, a U.S. citizen residing in Parkville, Maryland, and Arash Rashti Mohammad (Rashti), age 31, a citizen and resident of Iran, on charges of conspiring to export and exporting American manufactured industrial products and services to Iran. The indictment was returned on March 4, 2013, and...