Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
February 15, 2012
... QUESTION: And - but you don't mention any of the major - any of the sort of most salient issues on foreign ministers' agendas these days. Don't mention Syria, you don't mention Iran. What's the purpose in getting all these folks together if they're not going to address some of the most immediately pressing issues like those? Or do you expect...
February 13, 2012
To strengthen the multilateral sanctions regime with respect to Iran, to expand sanctions relating to the energy sector of Iran, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Iran, and human rights abuses in Iran, and for other purposes.
February 2, 2012
WASHINGTON - Today, the Senate Banking Committee approved Chairman Tim Johnson's (D-SD) and Ranking Member Richard Shelby's (R-AL) Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Human Rights Act. The bill which garnered overwhelming bipartisan support will put further economic pressure on Iran's leaders to abandon their illicit nuclear program and support for...
February 1, 2012
Meetings between the IAEA and Iran were held in Tehran from 29 to 31 January 2012, aimed at resolving all outstanding substantive issues. Another meeting will take place in Tehran from 21 to 22 February 2012.
The IAEA explained its concerns and identified its priorities, which focus on the clarification of possible military dimensions to Iran's...
January 31, 2012
This statement provides extensive detail about numerous state and nonstate actors, crosscutting
political, economic, and military developments and transnational trends, all of which constitute our
nation's strategic and tactical landscape. Although I believe that counterterrorism,
counterproliferation, cybersecurity, and counterintelligence are...
January 23, 2012
The Prime Minister David Cameron, Chancellor Merkel and President Sarkozy have issued a joint statement in response to today's EU decision to impose further sanctions on Iran.
The statement reads:
"Today, the EU agreed an unprecedented package of sanctions on Iran, including a full ban on Iranian oil exports.
January 23, 2012
Council of the European Union conclusions on Iran
January 23, 2012
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/35/CFSP of 23 January 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
January 23, 2012
Some officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran have recently renewed threats to close or exercise control over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s threats appear to have been prompted by the likely imposition of new multilateral sanctions targeting Iran’s economic lifeline—the export of oil and other energy products. In the past, Iranian leaders have...