Dismantling the Iran Deal Would Be Dangerous and Unwise

https://www.armscontrol.org/Issue-Briefs/2016-12-13/Dismantling-the-Iran-Deal-Would-Be-Dangerous-and-Unwise

Dismantling the Iran Deal Would Be Dangerous and Unwise

Volume 8, Issue 7, December 13, 2016
When President-elect Donald Trump takes office Jan. 20, he will inherit an array of foreign policy challenges. But unlike his predecessor, the list will not include the risk of a nuclear-armed Iran—unless Trump pursues a reckless plan to dismantle the nuclear deal or allows it to fall apart.

As a result of the historic agreement negotiated between the United States, its partners, and Iran in July 2015, Tehran’s nuclear activities are strictly limited and subject to intrusive monitoring for over a decade. The comprehensive set of restrictions in the deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has increased the time it would take for Tehran to obtain enough enriched material for a bomb from 2-3 months in 2013 to over 12 months today. In return, Iran received relief from nuclear-related sanctions imposed by the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations.https://www.armscontrol.org/Issue-Briefs/2016-12-13/Dismantling-the-Iran-Deal-Would-Be-Dangerous-and-Unwise