Easier Said than Done: Renewing Maximum Pressure on Iran

Former Chairman of Iran’s Central Bank Abdolnasser Hemmati at a press conference. Photo credit: Morteza Nikoubazl via Reuters Connect.

In July 2015, much of the world exhaled with the announcement that a nuclear deal had been struck among the United States, its partners, and Iran. Although the terms of the deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) were — and remain — contentious, for many, the deal denied Iran the ability […]

What an Improved Nuclear Deal with Iran Should Look Like

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in Tehran, March 2023. Photo credit: via REUTERS

Twenty years ago, on 17 March 2003, Mohammed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reported to his board that Iran was in breach of its Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) obligations – which require a signatory to use all nuclear technology in the country exclusively for peaceful purposes and to follow a policy […]