Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

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...

July 5, 2022 | John Hardie |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July

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...

June 4, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero |

North Korean Reds Chairing UN Disarmament Conference While Testing Missiles

Biden resists a serious boycott, hoping to reform the UN from within.

June 2, 2022 | Jackie Wolcott, Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker

The U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Must Censure Iran

A new agreement with Tehran is pointless if IAEA inspectors are unable to do their jobs properly.

June 2, 2022 | David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Andrea Stricker

The IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report – May 2022

Excerpt “Unless and until Iran provides technically credible explanations…the Agency cannot confirm the correctness and completeness of Iran’s declarations under its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement.” -International...

May 31, 2022 | Jacob Nagel, Richard Goldberg

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.

April 21, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker

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...

March 13, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero, Michael Rubin

North Korea Shows How the Iranian Nuclear Deal Will Fail

Nuclear negotiations with North Korea have shown us that limited nuclear deals allow the proliferator the time and space to develop nuclear weapons.

March 11, 2022 | Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker

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?

March 4, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

Biden on verge of making worst deal ever with Iran

As the civilian death toll mounts in Ukraine and the world prepares for unspeakable crimes against humanity yet to come, the Biden administration said Friday it’s close to announcing a Russian-brokered...

March 4, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

Biden’s Coming Iran Deal Will Be Even Worse than Obama’s

What the U.S. is agreeing to in Vienna is a shorter and weaker agreement that provides even more sanctions relief in exchange for fewer restrictions.

March 3, 2022 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

Iran Approaches the Nuclear Threshold

Washington’s Narrowing Policy Options

February 4, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

The New Worst Deal in History

Iran was under extreme pressure a year ago. Now it’s on the verge of a deal with better terms than the original JCPOA.

February 3, 2022 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

IAEA Makes Vital Push for Improved Safeguards

The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is spearheading a campaign to improve the agency’s ability to detect potential nuclear weapons development by member states. This...

February 1, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

January 28, 2022 | Jacob Nagel, Mark Dubowitz

Iran Nuclear Talks in Vienna Won’t Result in a Better Deal

The nuclear negotiations in Vienna continue. The Iranians are setting the tone and pace while the Americans struggle to keep alive the possibility of a deal. The Israelis—for whom these talks will have...

January 20, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

Biden saves Iran from itself

President Joe Biden came into office pledging to rejoin the 2015 Iran nuclear deal quickly and then negotiate a follow-on agreement to address the deal’s many flaws. A year later, he’s laying the groundwork...

January 11, 2022 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: January

December 7, 2021 | Jacob Nagel |

Israel must not support a temporary Iranian nuclear deal

The US wants to maintain the fictitious image of progress toward a diplomatic solution, albeit a temporary one, at any cost. Such a deal will likely be very bad.