Deutsche Welle: Iran Rebuffs US Demand for More Nuclear Negotiation
The Iranian government rejects US President Donald Trump’s proposal of reopening the 2015 nuclear deal for more negotiations. “The agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed by former US President Barack Obama and other world leaders after two years of intense talks, marking a significant shift after decades of animosity between Tehran and the West,” reports Deutsche Welle. “The deal aims to prevent Iran from creating nuclear weapons while allowing the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.” The US president must endorse the plan of action every 90 days and extend the waivers of economic sanctions every 120 days; Donald Trump has done so twice. But he opposes sunset clauses that allow Iran to expand its nuclear program. Other signatories to the JCPOA – China, France, Russia, the UK, Germany and the European Union remain committed to the agreement. – YaleGlobal
Deutsche Welle: Iran Rebuffs US Demand for More Nuclear Negotiation
The US president threatened not to renew sanction waivers that are a key part of the deal; Tehran rejects any change to the internationally recognized agreement
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Read about some of limits on Iran’s nuclear program and dates for JCPOA sunset clauses from Foreign Affairs:
2025: Number of first-generation centrifuges and on research and development of advanced centrifuges
2028: Total enrichment capacity
2030: Level of enrichment and cap on low-enriched uranium stockpile
2035: Surveillance of centrifuge production sites
2040: Monitoring of uranium mines
Ongoing: Notification before building a nuclear facility
“Undermining the Iran nuclear deal out of fear of its sunset provisions will only achieve one thing: it will bring that sunset far closer, without a realistic and achievable alternative to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran,” concludes Ali Vaez for Foreign Affairs.
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