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You are here: Home / Iran Diplomacy / Executive Director John Tierney’s Op-Ed on the Iran Nuclear Deal in The Hill

January 18, 2017

Executive Director John Tierney’s Op-Ed on the Iran Nuclear Deal in The Hill

Read the full op-ed in The Hill.

This past Monday, January 16, marked a full year since the oft-debated nuclear agreement between the United States, its negotiating partners, and Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was officially implemented.

Contrary to the doubts of critics, the agreement has been a certifiable success in its first year, achieving its objects of blocking Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon and increasing visibility into Iran’s nuclear activities. The agreement has placed significant restrictions on Iran’s nuclear activity, effectively blocking paths to both a uranium-based and plutonium-based nuclear weapon.

Read the full op-ed in The Hill.

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