Earlier today the P5+1 and Iran announced that after nearly two months of talks, they have reached agreement to begin implementing the first step nuclear deal (i.e. the Joint Plan of Action) later this January. You can read the President’s announcement on the implementation of the deal here. A detailed State Department background briefing with more details on the implementation plan is available here.
Analysis of Faults in the Menendez-Kirk Iran Sanctions Bill (S. 1881)
Media Coverage of the Analysis: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Sydney Morning Herald, National Interest, Foreign Policy, Ha’aretz, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Voices of America, ArmsControlWonk.com & The Daily Dish. By Edward Levine, Former Professional Staff to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (1976-1997) and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1997-2011) and a […]
Why the Iran deal is a big step forward
Head over to CNN’s Global Public Square today to read (some more of) my take on why the new Iran deal is good for national security.
Senate sanctions dead for now
By all indications it looks like the Senate will be holding off on new Iran sanctions, at least for the time being. Whether this means the rest of 2013 or the first six months of 2014 has yet to be seen. One report seems to imply that Senate Democrats have decided to side with the President on the issue, and statements from many top Democrats in recent days would suggest that’s the case.
Infographic Explaining Nuclear Deal with Iran
A graphic summary of the P5+1 deal with Iran
