Don’t Let Iran Humiliate the IAEA Again
New reporting and an IAEA assessment reveal that Iran is in violation of both the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the JCPOA.
Board of directors
End the WHO’s Unhealthy Obsession With Israel
Eliminating the World Health Organization’s double standard will not only ensure Israel’s fair treatment but allow the WHO to address the world’s true health problems.
Op-eds
Biden Should Press WHO to Suspend Russia
The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region overwhelmingly passed a resolution on May 10 condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with 43 votes in favor and only Russia, Belarus,...
Policy Briefs
New State Department Report Admits Iran May Be Hiding Nuclear Activities
The Biden administration has “serious concerns” about “possible undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran,” according to an annual report the State Department released on Tuesday. The administration’s...
Policy Briefs
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the IAEA’s New Iran Agreement
The agency’s head has vowed not to close a four-year-old investigation of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear work. Does he mean it this time?
Op-eds
Why The Iran Nuclear Talks Were Over Before They Began
Indirect talks between the United States and Iran resumed this week in Vienna with world powers eager to find out if the Islamic Republic would agree to curtail its nuclear program. The truth: the...
Op-eds
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report – November 2021
Excerpt This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) quarterly safeguards report for November 17, 2021, Verification and monitoring in the Islamic...
Op-eds
The IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report – November 2021
Excerpt The Director General remains deeply concerned that nuclear material has been present at three undeclared locations in Iran and that the current locations of this nuclear material are not known to...
Op-eds
A Sign That Iran Is Still Pursuing Nukes
Iranian media have reported on the identity of the new head of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear research institute.
Op-eds
Tehran Demands Access to $10 Billion of Frozen Iranian Assets as Reward for Negotiating
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that Washington should unfreeze $10 billion of Iranian assets as a goodwill gesture before Tehran resumes negotiations over compliance with...
Policy Briefs
Biden Must Censure Iran for Its Nuclear Misconduct
Ahead of the board’s next meeting, Biden should put forward a strong IAEA resolution that censures Iran and demands immediate compliance with the IAEA’s investigation, among other things.
Op-eds
Back to the Drawing Board on Iran
Shifting course to a better policy is more critical than ever in the wake of Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal.
Op-eds
Biden Team Discovers Merit of Trump’s Iran Approach
The Biden administration and its advocates have never hidden their contempt for Trump’s policy of maximum pressure on Iran. According to Robert Malley, the lead U.S. negotiator at nuclear talks in Vienna,...
Op-eds
Suspend Syria and Russia from the WHO
Earlier this year, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, another member of the UN family, made history by voting to strip the Bashar al-Assad regime of its voting rights and other privileges.
Op-eds
Global health policy shouldn’t be shaped by a country that bombs hospitals
Bashar al-Assad recently celebrated two election victories. In Syria, he claimed 95.1 percent of the vote in his run for a fourth term as president. The government reported that more than 14 million...
Op-eds
Iran must come clean on its nuclear deception
President Joe Biden’s Iran policy centers on the notion of “compliance for compliance” — if Iran returns to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States will...
Op-eds
Iran Nuclear Challenge Looms for the Next U.S. President
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reached an agreement with Iran last week for the IAEA to inspect two of Tehran’s alleged nuclear sites. According to the IAEA’s director-general, Rafael...
Insights
IAEA Board Resolution Criticizing Iran Is Only the First Step
On June 19, the key policymaking organ of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) passed a resolution calling on the Islamic Republic of Iran to cooperate with the watchdog’s ongoing probe...
Op-eds
Iran’s rulers (still) seek nuclear weapons
Yet more evidence that those who despise us can’t be bought off
Op-eds
The IAEA Must Report Its Latest Findings on Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program
The global body overseeing the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is soon to release an updated report on Iran’s compliance with its Nuclear Non-Proliferation...