Andrea Stricker

September 13, 2024 | |

U.S., European Powers Decline to Censure Iran’s Failure to Comply With IAEA Demands

During the quarterly meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, the United States, along with the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (the “E3”)...

June 28, 2024 | Andrea Stricker |

Toward an International Norm against Enrichment and Reprocessing Proliferation

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May 18, 2024 | Andrea Stricker, Henry Sokolski

Congress must stop Biden from fueling a Saudi nuclear bomb  

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is heading to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend in hopes of delivering an elusive Biden foreign policy triumph — a U.S.-Saudi-Israel “mega...

December 27, 2023 | |

Iran Triples Production of Highly Enriched Uranium

Iran has tripled its production of 60 percent enriched uranium over the past five weeks, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on December 26. Sixty percent enriched...

November 17, 2023 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

Iran’s Nuclear Program Expands Despite U.S. Sanctions Relief 

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog, reported new data on Wednesday indicating Tehran has expanded its nuclear program since September. The Islamic Republic’s nuclear...

September 29, 2023 | Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Andrea Stricker

Hold Iran accountable for expelling nuclear inspectors

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear provocations continue to mount. The clerical regime on Sept. 16 barred one-third of all International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors from the country’s...

September 7, 2023 | Andrea Stricker |

It’s Up to Congress to Stop the Iranian Nuclear Threat

The Biden administration is too willing to trade sanctions relief for illusory concessions.

August 25, 2023 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran’s Nuclear ‘Concession’ May Not Be One at All  

The Wall Street Journal reported on August 11 that Iran has slowed its accumulation of 60 percent enriched uranium — whose production entails 95 to 99 percent of the effort to make weapons-grade uranium...

July 10, 2023 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

OPCW Meeting Sets Up Critical Opportunity to Sideline Russia 

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will convene this week for a thrice-yearly meeting of its Executive Council (EC). The 41-nation policy-making body has a chance to hold Russia...

May 25, 2023 | Richard Goldberg, Andrea Stricker

Iran Needs an Ultimatum, Not a New Deal

The West still does not have a clear understanding of the regime’s nuclear activities.

February 20, 2023 | |

Iran Enriching Uranium to Near Weapons-Grade

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has detected Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 84-percent purity at the Fordow underground facility, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday....

February 14, 2023 | Andrea Stricker |

Saudi Nuclear Ambitions Could Upend the Middle East

And there are steps the U.S. can take to ward them off.

November 18, 2022 | Andrea Stricker |

IAEA Board Votes to Censure Iran, but Accountability Requires a Snapback of UN Sanctions

On Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors voted to censure Iran for prolonged non-compliance with Tehran’s obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty...

November 10, 2022 | Richard Goldberg, Andrea Stricker

If Europe Wants to Sanction Iran, It Knows What to Do

United Nations sanctions are already on the books—they just need to be reactivated.

July 21, 2022 | Andrea Stricker |

Iranian Official Claims Tehran Has Nuclear Threshold Status

A foreign policy adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday, “It is no secret that we have become a nuclear threshold country. This is the reality. This is the fact.” This statement implies Tehran...

June 16, 2022 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran Further Inhibits IAEA Monitoring in Possible ‘Fatal Blow’ to the Nuclear Deal

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed last week that Iran had begun removing 27 IAEA cameras monitoring its nuclear program. Tehran’s step, which came in retaliation to a formal admonishment...

April 12, 2022 | Andrea Stricker |

How Russia Could Earn Billions From Biden’s Revival of the Nuclear Deal With Iran

The Biden administration has two goals that are at odds with each other. It wants to ratchet up economic pressure on Russia, and it wants to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. The problem is the 2015...

December 3, 2021 | Andrea Stricker |

U.S. and Europe Must Counter Potential Weapons-Grade Enrichment by Iran

Israel has shared intelligence with the United States and other allies indicating the Islamic Republic of Iran plans to enrich uranium to 90 percent purity, the level necessary for nuclear weapons. This...

July 17, 2021 | Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker

Putin escapes accountability for chemical weapons use

Vladimir Putin is the target of an unusual form of punishment. He reportedly maintains a program for assassinating dissidents with chemical agents, yet top European leaders cannot wait to embrace the...

June 14, 2021 | Andrea Stricker, Behnam Ben Taleblu

In the Iran nuclear crisis, the IAEA stands alone

Excerpt “And how many divisions does the Pope have?”  former Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin is alleged to have quipped in response to a political comment by the Vatican. Though outdated, the retort...