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The United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are linked through their mutual involvement in the JCPOA nuclear agreement, where the U.S. withdrawal impacted IAEA monitoring capabilities [1] and the U.S. continues to provide diplomatic and financial support for the agency's oversight of Iran's nuclear program [2], [3].
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An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ... carnegieendowment.org 8 facts
procedureThe United States should support the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in monitoring Iran's nuclear activities by providing diplomatic and financial support, technical resources, and information sharing.
perspectiveThe United States should support IAEA access to military facilities under the Additional Protocol while leaving the public description of specific inspections to the discretion of the IAEA.
perspectiveRussia views intelligence provided to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by the United States and its allies as politically motivated and manipulative.
procedureThe United States should ensure the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is prepared to expeditiously investigate any credible and specific information regarding Iran's compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), including conducting inspections at any necessary sites, such as military sites.
claimThe United States could strengthen its diplomatic position regarding Iran by highlighting Iranian failures to ratify and properly implement the IAEA Additional Protocol and to secure a robust Broader Conclusion from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirming that Iran’s nuclear program is exclusively peaceful.
claimIn response to greater United States efforts to counter Iran in the region and expose its malign behavior, senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders and hardline clerics may publicly threaten to abandon the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or reduce cooperation with the IAEA.
claimExcessive U.S. hostility toward the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is likely to discourage other participants in the deal and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from assertively monitoring Iran's nuclear program due to fears of triggering conflict within the IAEA Board of Governors or with Iran.
perspectivePushing the IAEA to test its monitoring authorities under the JCPOA without legitimate information risks signaling to other participants that U.S. monitoring efforts are motivated by politics and ideology.
What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal? | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org 2 facts
claimIran has increasingly limited the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) ability to inspect its facilities since the United States withdrew from the nuclear deal, though Iran pledged to increase cooperation with the agency in March 2023.
accountIn early 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) certified that Iran had met its preliminary pledges under the nuclear deal, leading the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations to repeal or suspend their sanctions.
The Middle East Conflict and the Future of the Region's Political Order internationalaffairs.org.au 1 fact
referenceThe 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and the P5+1 powers (the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany) required Iran to limit uranium enrichment to 3.67 percent, reduce its enriched uranium stockpile to approximately 300 kilograms, and allow International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring of its nuclear facilities in exchange for the lifting of nuclear-related economic sanctions.
Policy Steps to Prevent a Nuclear Iran | The Washington Institute washingtoninstitute.org 1 fact
claimThe E3 grouping became increasingly impatient with the United States' lack of pressure on Iran and its preference for opaque bilateral understandings, while simultaneously becoming more alarmed by Iran's nuclear advances and defiance of the IAEA.
How to Handle Iran's Nuclear Ambitions - New Lines Institute newlinesinstitute.org 1 fact
accountThe JCPOA collapsed in 2018 when U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew U.S. participation, which limited the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) monitoring capabilities.