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April 29, 2019
Failure to grant the sanctions waivers detailed in the 2015 Iran nucelar deal would jeopardize U.S. nonproliferation priorities and increases the risk that the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will collapse.
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April 5, 2019
The IAEA, which recently reported that Iran is complying with its nuclear-related commitments in the Iran deal, also reportedly inspected a warehouse in Iran last month. Iran is making progress on a mechanism to facilitate legitimate trade as the United States issues additional sanctions.
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April 1, 2019
Iran faces more U.S. sanctions as IAEA confirms its compliance with nuclear deal.
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March 4, 2019
European powers have developed a trade mechanism to enable commercial transactions with Iran
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February 25, 2019
As U.S. Vice President Mike Pence calls for the EU to leave the JCPOA, the Democratic National Committee calls for the U.S. to re-enter the agreement. U.S. intelligence assessments find Iran in compliance with the nuclear deal and France, Germany, and the United Kingdom announce a mechanism to facilitate trade with Iran.
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January 24, 2019
Several European ministers will not attend the upcoming U.S.-Polish summit on the Middle East expected to focus on Iran, a likely U.S. presidential candidate calls for U.S. re-entry into the JCPOA, and the Trump administration's Missile Defense Review cites the possibility of an Iranian ICBM.
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January 8, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accuses Tehran of being in “open defiance” of Security Council resolution.
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December 13, 2018
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December 5, 2018
As the IAEA continues to find Iran in compliance with its obligations under the JCPOA, the United States has reimposed a second round of sanctions with waivers.
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December 1, 2018
The United States abandoned the Iran nuclear deal, but Tehran continues to comply for now.
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November 30, 2018
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November 6, 2018
The Trump administration ramped up its reckless and irresponsible “maximum pressure” approach to Iran Nov. 5 when it rolled out the second round of U.S. sanctions, re-imposed after President Donald Trump violated and withdrew from the nuclear deal in May.
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November 2, 2018
Although the new oil sanctions are unlikely to change Iran’s commitment to the JCPOA in the short-term, the long-term viability of the deal remains at risk.
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November 1, 2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s charge draws pushback from the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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October 17, 2018
European Union states have responded to U.S. sanctions to facilitate legitimate trade with Iran, while a majority of the UN Security Council expresses support for the JCPOA.