Iran has agreed to implement the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Additional Protocol as part of a comprehensive nuclear deal, but Iranian negotiators have been reluctant to grant the Agency…
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Evaluating a Nuclear Deal with Iran
Presentation for Congressional Staff at the Rayburn House Office Building Throughout the ongoing talks on Iran’s nuclear program, the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control and Iran Watch have been…
Four Reasons Why Accounting for Iran’s Alleged Nuclear Weapons Work Still Matters
Secretary of State John Kerry appears to have conceded a key issue in the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran: whether Iran will have to account for alleged past activities related…
U.N. Panel Reports “Drastic” Reduction in Reporting on Illicit Iranian Procurement
No new instances of illicit procurement by Iran have been confirmed over the past year, according to a June 2 report by the U.N. Panel of Experts. According to the…
What Will Inspectors Need in Iran?
NATIONAL REVIEW As the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program approach the June 30 deadline for a final deal, a crucial issue remains unresolved: inspections. The country’s supreme leader has proclaimed…
More Cracks in Iran Sanctions
Last week saw the emergence of another illicit nuclear procurement effort by Iran. On May 13, Reuters reported that Czech authorities had stopped an attempt by Iran in January to…
UK Reports Active Nuclear Procurement Involving Sanctioned Companies
The British government informed the U.N. Panel of Experts in April of “an active Iranian nuclear procurement network” involving two blacklisted Iranian companies, according to a Reuters report published on…
Taiwanese Man Charged with in Conspiracy to Export Sensitive Microelectronics to Iran
Arthur Shyu, a senior manager of Hosoda Taiwan Co. Ltd., was indicted on April 16, 2015, along with eight other defendants, as part of a procurement network that allegedly supplied…
Illegal Iranian Procurement Network Exposed
The Justice Department has charged four companies and five individuals for participating in an international network that illegally procured $24 million in controlled goods for the Iranian military and for…
Obama Fends Off Congress but Putin Complicates Talks
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved a compromise bill yesterday that would allow Congress to review and vote on any nuclear agreement with Iran. The White House has indicated…