Questions tagged [jcpoa]
Questions about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the agreement between Iran, the P5+1 and the EU regarding the nuclear program of Iran.
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What was the reason for Trump's administration to withdraw from JCPOA? [duplicate]
From the Wikipedia article for JCPOA:
After the Trump administration twice certified Iran's compliance in 2017, in May 2018 the United States withdrew from JCPOA as Trump pledged he would negotiate a ...
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What is/has been the obstruction to resurrecting the Iran nuclear deal exactly as it was agreed under the Obama administration?
If all parties are interested in reviving the deal, why didn't they all just re-agree to exactly the same terms that were already negotiated back in 2015? Which side is demanding more than what they ...
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What's the interest of reviving JCPOA when it can be revoked by the next US president?
In 2015 P5+1 signed an agreement(JCPOA) with the Islamic Republic of Iran and after 3 years, Trump revoked the deal and now they are about to revive it. Given that the deal does not have enough ...
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Why is Former President Trump criticized for leaving the Iran Deal and his 'Maximum Pressure' campaign?
(Inspired by another question which was closed and deleted as a push question.)
According to the Financial Tribune:
The US special envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, said the maximum pressure campaign ...
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Does IAEA conduct spot checks / surprise visits at Iranian nuclear facilities?
I have heard it claimed (in personal conversations) that when the IAEA wishes to make an inspection/visit to an Iranian nuclear facility, it is required to announce its visit a good number of days in ...
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How different are JCPOA snapback sanctions from those in effect due to the US "maximum pressure" campaign?
About a week ago, the E3 have triggered the Dispute Resolution Mechanism of JCPOA after Iran has announced yet another escalation of their non-compliance. (Germany in particular has confirmed that ...
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Can a thorough JCPOA compliance check be performed without spot checks at military sites? [duplicate]
The JCPOA is intended to prevent (preface, para. 1) Iran militarizing nuclear technology.
JCPOA compliance is monitored by the IAEA.
IAEA inspectors spend around 3000 man-days a year in Iran, ...
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How is JCPOA compliance monitored? [closed]
JCPOA compliance is monitored by the IAEA.
IAEA inspectors spend around 3000 man-days a year in Iran.
The Iranian leadership declared military sites off-limits to the inspectors. Prior to the ...
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Did the US exercise a formal right to withdraw from JCPOA as set out in the treaty itself?
It's been said in a comment here on another equestion
Trump "withdrew" from JCPOA because he formally indeed did so. Iran "violates" JCPO because it did not formally withdraw from it, so is in fact ...
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Why do the US media keep claiming that Iran is violating their nuclear deal even though the deal was withdrawn by the US?
I keep seeing articles in the US media recently, claiming that Iran is in violation of a 'nuclear deal'. For example:
The head of Iran's nuclear program said on Monday that Tehran was now operating ...
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What benefit is Iran getting from JCPOA after the US withdrawal?
It is my understanding that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) exchanges a limitation of the nuclear activities of Iran against a reduction or even abolisment of the sanctions against Iran....
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Can Iran easily restart the heavy-water reactor construction at Arak, after supposedly it filled with concrete?
Under JCPOA Iran was supposed to change the design of the Arak IR-40 research reactor to make it harder to produce (weapons grade) plutonium.
Iran announced in 2016 that they filled the core of the ...
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What provisions does JCPOA contain for medical isotopes or their (special) precursors?
Back in 2010-2011 or so, Iran claimed (through president Ahmadinejad) that Iran needed 20% enriched uranium only to produce medical isotopes:
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Through Translator): [...] The ...
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How much authority did EU member governments give to the EU during the negotiations of the JCPOA?
The EU was a key element in the negotiation of the Obama-era "Iran nuclear deal."
How did this work with respect member state governments?
Did member states choose to delegate responsibility for ...
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Why did Russia and China never show any serious intention to ease up US sanctions on Iran?
For instance, Russia and China could ramp up trades, sell airliners/railway-locomotives, invest in Iran's energy/rail/infrastructure sector, and so on when there were no visible competitor from the ...
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Why is the EU eager to stick to the Iran nuclear deal?
Why is the EU eager to stick to the Iran nuclear deal even after the USA backs out from the deal and even threatens to put sanctions on EU companies?
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Can the Iran deal still be salvaged by other western nations without the US? [closed]
Trump withdrew from the Iran deal stating "It was a bad deal. Worst deal in history."
France, Germany and the UK have said they "regret" the American decision. The foreign ministry of Russia, ...
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How much of an effect does US withdrawal from the Iran deal actually have?
The US is just one nation -- what effect will US withdrawal have on Iran, assuming that other countries stick to the deal and impose no sanctions?
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Does Congress not have to approve the US withdrawal from the Iran deal?
How is Trump able to withdraw from the Iran deal without Congressional approval?
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Why did the USA want to pull out of the nuclear deal with Iran?
Donald Trump has recently pulled US out of the Iran Nuclear deal:
US President Donald Trump says he will withdraw the US from an
Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran.
Calling it "decaying ...
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What type of agreement is the Iran Nuclear Deal considered to be by non-US countries and how does that affect the agreement as a whole?
Following President Donald Trump's announcement today that he would not recertify the Iran Nuclear Agreement (JCPOA) and was withdrawing the US from the deal, I was interested to learn more about what ...
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Does Iran need to violate the JCPOA agreement to obtain a nuclear warhead?
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce on Saturday slammed the Iran nuclear deal saying
it allows the (Islamic) regime (of Tehran), "even without cheating, keep a path to a nuclear ...
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Has the nuclear deal with Iran led to an escalation of Arab differences?
Arab states issue ultimatum to Qatar: close Al-Jazeera, curb ties with Iran
The JCPOA agreement between Iran, the P5+1 has shaken the war in Syria In the interests of Iran and Russia.
Has the ...
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Has John Kerry explained why he is against a new Iran bill?
John Kerry said on Twitter:
After Rouhani’s reelection, there is much up in the air/room for misinterpretation. This is not the moment for a new Iran bill.
9:04 PM - 24 May 2017
Has he made any ...
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Iran nuclear sanctions lifted or intensified after implementation of the JCPOA agreement
Is Iran nuclear sanctions lifted after the nuclear deal?
because recently I spoke with several Iranian scientists and they told me that
it doesn't happened, Iran sanctions is not lifted, infact ...
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What are the conditions of Iran's nuclear agreement?
According to the agreement between "Iran" and "China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the UK and the US", Iran should not be able to produce weapons of mass destruction.
But in reality the ...
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Does Iran violate the JCPOA by developing nuclear-powered warships?
Iran, Angered Over Obama's Renewal of Sanctions, says it will develop nuclear-powered warships
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani orders
nuclear-fuelled warships
Is this a violation of JCPOA?
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Is passing extension of sanctions on Iran against JCPOA?
US senate passed extension of sanctions on Iran. Assume that it become a law.
Is it against JCPOA?
What is arguments of both sides?
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Why would Iran adhere to a nuclear non-proliferation agreement when North-Korea didn't? [closed]
In 2015, Iran agreed to a nuclear non-proliferation agreement in exchange for various sanctions to be lifted.
However, an apparently similar agreement was made with North Korea in 1994. President Bill ...
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Would the JCPOA be considered a treaty or an executive agreement?
Would the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action be considered a treaty or an executive agreement? I understand that in order for a treaty to be considered, the president must seek the approval of the ...
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Why are some politicians saying the Iran Nuclear deal is bad?
I've been hearing about this nuclear deal that was reached with Iran today. It seems to restrict what Iran can do with a nuclear program, and allows international inspectors to perform inspections ...
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What is the timeframe of the Comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program?
Media reports on the Comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program focus on the things Iran must do in the near future to get the sanctions lifted but what happens after that?
When would the ...
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Why does Iran oppose nuclear inspections?
It's obvious that Iran is not in favor of regulatory IAEA design safety reviews and among the talks she is firm that the nuclear program is merely for "peaceful purposes."
Is there a legitimate ...
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