Today, world powers announced the need for an extension of negotiations with Iran as diplomats work to achieve a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear program. The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation strongly supports more time for diplomacy—without interference from Congress—to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran and the potential for military engagement.
Statement by Former SFRC / Intelligence Staffer on Menendez-Graham Iran Letter
“The underlying demand that Iran dismantle all its ‘illicit nuclear infrastructure’ is simply not a feasible negotiations outcome,” says National Advisory Board Member Edward Levine. “So, if the signatories really mean what that phrase says, then they do not want these negotiations to succeed.” Levine spent more than 14 years as a senior professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and over 20 years with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Foreign Policy Story on Iran Quotes Laicie Heeley
New Khamenei Demands Make Tough Iranian Nuke Talks Even Tougher July 8, 2014 by John Hudson, Colum Lynch Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has laid out an unusually detailed set of demands for what he would accept in a nuclear deal, further complicating the high-stakes efforts to reach an agreement before a July 20 […]
Think Progress Story on Iran Quotes Kingston Reif
Experts Challenge Israeli Government’s Position On Final Iran Nuke Deal July 3, 2014 by Ben Armbruster A handful of non-proliferation experts are taking issue with the Israeli position on a final agreement with Iran over its nuclear program, specifically, Israeli demands that the deal model the plan that ridded Syria of its chemical weapons (CW) […]
Foreign Policy Story on Iran Quotes Laicie Heeley
Exclusive: The Hawks’ Playbook for Opposing an Obama Nuclear Deal with Iran June 27, 2014 by John Hudson Though the United States has yet to secure a final deal to restrain Iran’s nuclear program, an influential pair of hawks in Washington have already devised a way for Congress to unravel any potential agreement after the […]
