Posts Tagged: JCPOA Iran
The Dangerous Board Game in Vienna
In the popular board game Monopoly, a player gets one chance to pass “Go,” and in the process, collect $200. In Vienna, where negotiations with...
US Weighs Crackdown on China’s Import of Iranian Oil
The United States is considering cracking down on Iranian oil sales to China as it braces for the possibility that Tehran may not return to nuclear...
There Can Never Be Peace With Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps
When Ali Khamenei was appointed Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, he knew he lacked Khomeini’s charisma. He needed the power of the military to...
The Clause That Could Scupper the Iran Nuclear Accord
A little-noted provision in the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran could scupper the deal’s resuscitation. The provision’s magic date is 2023. If the Biden administration chooses...
Will Iran Withdraw From the 2015 Nuclear Agreement?
No sooner had Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced, on November 5, Iran’s renewal of uranium enrichment than the IAEA reported that a cylinder containing some...
What the Smuggled Archive Tells Us About Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Project
On July 7, 2019, Iran announced that in light of Western countries’ reluctance to support it against newly imposed US sanctions, it will enrich uranium...
If Iran Breaks the Nuclear Deal, It Could Be Very Close to the Nuclear Threshold
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano confirmed on June 10 that Iran is realizing its threat to increase its rate of uranium enrichment, in direct defiance...
Two Years Later, Iran’s Nuclear Deal Has Not Worked
Two years after the US-led group of six world powers reached a nuclear agreement with Iran, President Trump confirmed that Iran has met the conditions for recertification. Mr....
How Obama Is Undermining Israeli Self-Defense
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. As he has done before,...
