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The policy of using nuclear weapons on a first-strike basis against non-nuclear opponents is a violation of the US Negative Security Assurance pledge not to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear members of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) such as Iran. Threats of the use of nuclear weapons against another country constitute a ...
According to the JCPOA, each "participant state" can claim an example of "significant non-performance" by Iran. 30 days after a complaint, if no council member offers a draft resolution to extend sanctions relief on Iran within 10 days of a complaint, the secretary-general of the United Nations should do this within the remaining 20 days, and ...
Views on the nuclear program of Iran vary greatly, as the nuclear program of Iran is a very contentious geopolitical issue. Uriel Abulof identifies five possible rationales behind Iran’s nuclear policy: (i) Economy, mainly energy needs; (ii) Identity politics, pride and prestige; (iii) Deterrence of foreign intervention; (iv) Compellence to boost regional influence; and (v) Domestic politics ...
As its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers has eroded over the years, Iran has expanded and accelerated its nuclear programme, reducing the time it would need to build a nuclear bomb if it chose ...
President Biden's opposition to Israeli attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities is disappointing, as the U.S. has failed to prevent North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons despite its commitment ...
Responding to these accusations, Iran's ambassador to the UN wrote to the UNSC on 19 October and 24 October that this was an erroneous interpretation of paragraph 4 of annex B of the resolution, which clearly states it apples to items that "could contribute to the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems", which these drones could not.
Tehran has long denied that it is working to produce nuclear weapons despite reports in recent years that the nation is working to enrich its uranium supply to weapons-grade level. Show comments ...
Negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 began in 2006, to assure the P5+1 world powers that Iran would not develop nuclear weapons, and to assure Iran that its right to enrich nuclear fuel for civilian purposes under the third pillar of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to which it is a party, was respected.