Library Documents on Iran's Nuclear Program
August 1, 2021
Iran’s demand that the 2015 nuclear deal be modified to circumscribe a future U.S. president’s ability to withdraw unilaterally may be a blessing in disguise. The proposal would amount to a serious modification of the original agreement. As such, it signals a desire by Iran not simply to return to “mutual compliance” with...
July 30, 2021
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging a Canadian national with the unlawful export of laboratory equipment from the United States to Iran, through Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
July 30, 2021
The Grand Jury charges that:At times material to this Indictment:The Defendants and Other Individuals and EntitiesDefendant REZA SARHANGPOUR KAFRANI, also known as "REZA SARHANG" (hereinafter referred to as "SARHANG"), was an Iranian citizen, who resided in Canada.Defendant SEYED REZA MIRNEZAMI ("MIRNEZAMI"), was a...
July 28, 2021
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has attributed the Biden administration’s push for talks with Tehran to the need to “put Iran’s nuclear program in a box.” Iran has added urgency to the White House’s efforts by announcing ever greater nuclear advances in recent months.But what if Iran is bluffing?
July 26, 2021
Q: You have said repeatedly that time is not a factor for anyone when it comes to saving the Iranian nuclear agreement. How much time are you prepared to wait for a return to the negotiating table, given that Iran’s nuclear capability is increasing each day?
July 23, 2021
With negotiations paused until a new hardline administration takes office in Tehran, the chances of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal anytime soon are not bright. Moreover, even successful talks might not stop Iran’s leaders from pursuing nuclear weapons. The Biden administration needs to find a better way to deter them.
July 20, 2021
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (or JCPOA, commonly known as the “Iran Nuclear Deal”) represents a rare achievement of diplomacy of many decades. It brought a major global crisis—albeit a wholly manufactured one, from Iran’s point of view—to a peaceful negotiated solution.
July 16, 2021
July 14 marked the six-year anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). As negotiations continue in Geneva, the Biden administration holds tremendous leverage as Iran seeks sanctions relief from the maximum pressure campaign of the Trump administration.
July 15, 2021
[...]CCTV: On the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear issue, how does China view the prospect of the JCPOA? What is China's expectation for the negotiations on resuming compliance between the US and Iran?
July 15, 2021
Iran is forging ahead with plans to manufacture a sophisticated uranium fuel for a research reactor in Tehran. The government’s announcement last week, which specialists said was not wholly unexpected, represents a further breach of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and comes at a critical point in negotiations to reboot the pact before Iran’s hardline...