By Genevieve Hackman In the past month, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) came to two agreements with Iran that create space for diplomatic engagement with the United States. While both Washington and Tehran are in difficult domestic positions, playing to domestic audiences that disapprove of “weak” policy on the other, the determined work of […]
Fact Sheet: The Iran Deal, Then and Now
Updated June 2025 What is the Iran Deal or “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” (JCPOA)? On July 14, 2015, the United States and its international negotiating partners reached an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program: the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or the Iran nuclear deal. The agreement was formally adopted on October […]
Why the United States Should Reenter the JCPOA
The growth of Iran’s nuclear program remains one of the most pressing national security concerns of the United States and its allies. President Joe Biden has indicated his support for reentering the Iran nuclear deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), if Tehran returns to compliance with the agreement. While not accounting for the diplomatic […]
Fact Sheet: Returning Iran to Compliance with the JCPOA
Updated September 2022 Diplomats from China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, Iran and the United States have been meeting in Vienna for months to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis. The delegations are attempting to negotiate the revival of the Iran nuclear deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The core […]
Is the United States trying to get back into the Iran Nuclear Deal?
By Samuel M. Hickey On May 8, 2018, President Donald Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum titled: “Ceasing U.S. Participation in the JCPOA and Taking Additional Action to Counter Iran’s Malign Influence and Deny Iran All Paths to a Nuclear Weapon.” This Memorandum marked the United States’ official withdrawal from the nuclear deal and initiated the re-imposition […]
