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AGA: Arbeitsgruppe Physik und Abrüstung

AGA 5: Nuclear Verification, Iran, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

AGA 5.1: Invited Talk

Friday, March 18, 2022, 10:30–11:15, AGA-H19

International Diplomacy and the Iran Nuclear File — •Tariq Rauf — Vienna

Ever since the Iran nuclear file was opened in August 2002, there have been a series of missteps in international diplomacy till November 2014 when the Joint Plan of Action (JPA) was agreed in Geneva leading to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna in July 2015, between Iran and the EU/E3+3 (European Union; France, Germany, United Kingdom; China, Russia, United States). In May 2018, Trump stepped out of the JCPOA and imposed new sanctions, despite IAEA verification in Iran. Between June 2019 and June 2021, Iran has taken a series of steps notified in advance to the IAEA and it is now enriching at 20% and 60% U-235 under Agency verification. A weak team, failing presidency and stubbornness of Biden matched by Iran's hard line has led to the JCPOA in suspension. Eight rounds of proximity talks in Vienna have not produced results. This presentation will review and assess these developments.