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Iran nuclear deal: Key details
"British Leaks Describe Trump’s ‘Act of Diplomatic Vandalism’ on Iran Deal
"Trump Is Losing His Trade Wars"
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11 June 2019
AFP
In 2015, Iran agreed a long-term deal on its nuclear programme with a group of world powers known as the P5+1 - the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany.
It came after years of tension over Iran's alleged efforts to develop a nuclear weapon. Iran insisted that its nuclear programme was entirely peaceful, but the international community did not believe that.
Under the accord, Iran agreed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities and allow in international inspectors in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions.
Here are the commitments set out in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Uranium enrichment
Iran's uranium stockpile will be reduced by 98% to 300kg for 15 years Getty Images
Enriched uranium is used to make reactor fuel, but also nuclear weapons.
[...]
[...]
Plutonium pathway
Iran is redesigning the Arak reactor so it cannot produce any weapons-grade plutonium
AFP
[...]
Covert activity
Iran is required to allow IAEA inspectors to access any site they deem suspicious
AFP
[...]
'Break-out time'
A UN ban on the import of ballistic missile technology will remain in place for up to
eight years AFP
Before July 2015, Iran had a large stockpile of enriched uranium and almost 20,000 centrifuges, enough to create eight to 10 bombs, according to the Obama administration.
US experts estimated then that if Iran had decided to rush to make a bomb, it would take two to three months until it had enough 90%-enriched uranium to build a nuclear weapon - the so-called "break-out time".
The Obama administration said the JCPOA would remove the key elements Iran would need to create a bomb and increase its break-out time to one year or more.
Iran also agreed not to engage in activities, including research and development, which could contribute to the development of a nuclear bomb.
In December 2015, the IAEA's board of governors voted to end its decade-long investigation into the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear programme.
The agency's director-general, Yukiya Amano, said the report concluded that until 2003 Iran had conducted "a co-ordinated effort" on "a range of activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device". Iran continued with some activities until 2009, but after that there were "no credible indications" of weapons development, he added.
ran also agreed to the continuation of the UN arms embargo on the country for up to five years, although it could end earlier if the IAEA is satisfied that its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. A UN ban on the import of ballistic missile technology will also remain in place for up to eight years.
Lifting sanctions
Iran estimated that the fall in oil exports was costing it between $4bn and $8bn each
month AFP
Sanctions previously imposed by the UN, US and EU in an attempt to force Iran to halt uranium enrichment crippled its economy, costing the country more than $160bn (£118bn) in oil revenue from 2012 to 2016 alone.
Under the deal, Iran gained access to more than $100bn in assets frozen overseas, and was able to resume selling oil on international markets and using the global financial system for trade.
However, in May 2018, US President Donald Trump abandoned the landmark deal and in November that year, he reinstated sanctions targeting both Iran and states that trade with it.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33521655
See also:
Trump Gives Iran the Soybean Farmer Deal
Talking Points Memoby Josh Marshall
This is quite astounding. President Trump is considering issuing a $15 billion line of credit to Iran to help them weather the financial chaos created by the sanctions we placed on them after Trump tore up the Iran nuclear deal, according to a new report from the DailyBeast. We would be doing this to get them to come back into compliance with the deal that Obama negotiated and which was working and being complied with until Trump abrogated the deal. That led to sanctions and to Iran eventually ‘violating’ the deal.
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2018 - Iran Ain’t Gonna Sneak Out Under This Deal
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2015 - Dick Cheney Was For the Iran Deal Before He Was Against It
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"British Leaks Describe Trump’s ‘Act of Diplomatic Vandalism’ on Iran Deal
"Trump Is Losing His Trade Wars"
"
11 June 2019
AFP
In 2015, Iran agreed a long-term deal on its nuclear programme with a group of world powers known as the P5+1 - the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany.
It came after years of tension over Iran's alleged efforts to develop a nuclear weapon. Iran insisted that its nuclear programme was entirely peaceful, but the international community did not believe that.
Under the accord, Iran agreed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities and allow in international inspectors in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions.
Here are the commitments set out in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Uranium enrichment
Iran's uranium stockpile will be reduced by 98% to 300kg for 15 years Getty Images
Enriched uranium is used to make reactor fuel, but also nuclear weapons.
[...]
[...]
Plutonium pathway
Iran is redesigning the Arak reactor so it cannot produce any weapons-grade plutonium
AFP
[...]
Covert activity
Iran is required to allow IAEA inspectors to access any site they deem suspicious
AFP
[...]
'Break-out time'
A UN ban on the import of ballistic missile technology will remain in place for up to
eight years AFP
Before July 2015, Iran had a large stockpile of enriched uranium and almost 20,000 centrifuges, enough to create eight to 10 bombs, according to the Obama administration.
US experts estimated then that if Iran had decided to rush to make a bomb, it would take two to three months until it had enough 90%-enriched uranium to build a nuclear weapon - the so-called "break-out time".
The Obama administration said the JCPOA would remove the key elements Iran would need to create a bomb and increase its break-out time to one year or more.
Iran also agreed not to engage in activities, including research and development, which could contribute to the development of a nuclear bomb.
In December 2015, the IAEA's board of governors voted to end its decade-long investigation into the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear programme.
The agency's director-general, Yukiya Amano, said the report concluded that until 2003 Iran had conducted "a co-ordinated effort" on "a range of activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device". Iran continued with some activities until 2009, but after that there were "no credible indications" of weapons development, he added.
ran also agreed to the continuation of the UN arms embargo on the country for up to five years, although it could end earlier if the IAEA is satisfied that its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. A UN ban on the import of ballistic missile technology will also remain in place for up to eight years.
Lifting sanctions
Iran estimated that the fall in oil exports was costing it between $4bn and $8bn each
month AFP
Sanctions previously imposed by the UN, US and EU in an attempt to force Iran to halt uranium enrichment crippled its economy, costing the country more than $160bn (£118bn) in oil revenue from 2012 to 2016 alone.
Under the deal, Iran gained access to more than $100bn in assets frozen overseas, and was able to resume selling oil on international markets and using the global financial system for trade.
However, in May 2018, US President Donald Trump abandoned the landmark deal and in November that year, he reinstated sanctions targeting both Iran and states that trade with it.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33521655
See also:
Trump Gives Iran the Soybean Farmer Deal
Talking Points Memoby Josh Marshall
This is quite astounding. President Trump is considering issuing a $15 billion line of credit to Iran to help them weather the financial chaos created by the sanctions we placed on them after Trump tore up the Iran nuclear deal, according to a new report from the DailyBeast. We would be doing this to get them to come back into compliance with the deal that Obama negotiated and which was working and being complied with until Trump abrogated the deal. That led to sanctions and to Iran eventually ‘violating’ the deal.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=151084793
2018 - Iran Ain’t Gonna Sneak Out Under This Deal
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=117070323
2015 - Dick Cheney Was For the Iran Deal Before He Was Against It
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=116827816
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