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The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is directly related to Iran's nuclear power program as it was designed to constrain and monitor that specific program [1]. The program's advancement despite the agreement [2] and the debate over the JCPOA's effectiveness in halting such programs [3] further link the two concepts.
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Policy Steps to Prevent a Nuclear Iran | The Washington Institute washingtoninstitute.org 2 facts
claimIran's nuclear program was more advanced in 2021 than before the 2015 JCPOA, which the regime likely viewed as leverage to demand concessions from the United States.
claimThe author asserts that military strikes have a more successful record of stopping nuclear programs than diplomacy, citing the 1981 strikes in Iraq and 2007 strikes in Syria as successful, while characterizing the 1994 Agreed Framework with North Korea and the JCPOA with Iran as failures.
An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ... carnegieendowment.org 1 fact
claimThe Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) successfully cut off Iran’s pathways to a nuclear bomb, constrained its nuclear program, and subjected the program to a strict monitoring and verification regime.