Optimism in Vienna on Iran nuclear negotiations
Reports today that eleven months of negotiations aimed at restoring the nuclear agreement with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, are near the finish line. The text of the “Decision of the Joint Commission,” laying out the contours of a U.S. return to the deal and Iranian return to compliance may be […]
NIAC Action Memo: IRGC Economic Exclusion Act (S. 925)
S. 925 — the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Economic Exclusion Act — would have minimal sanctions impact on the already heavily-sanctioned IRGC, Iran’s primary military force that has historically thrived amid broad sanctions on the Iranian economy. However, S. 925 would have a deleterious impact on the Iranian people while restricting a successor administration’s ability to de-escalate tensions with Iran.
Restoring U.S. Credibility: Returning to the Iran Nuclear Agreement
NIAC publishes a report on the need to salvage the JCPOA and prevent further disastrous consequences.
Memo: Consequences of Sanctions Snapback on Iran
Because such U.S. sanctions primarily target foreign parties transacting or otherwise dealing with Iran, the Trump administration will be actively undermining efforts by the international community to act consistent with the JCPOA and ensure its survivability.