ran and the E3/EU+3 group of countries reached today an historic agreement on Iran’s nuclear plan.
The islamic country has accepted some limitations, to accept the control both of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), as well as a joint commission composed by the representatives of the E3/EU+3 group and most important not recycling nuclear waste for other than medical and civil purposes at least during a 15 years period.
Iran has accepted also some limitations on producing and purchasing enriched uranium.
The E3/EU+3 group of countries is composed by China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union..
Photo 1: President of the USA, Barack Obama brifs on the niuclear deal reched with Iran. Caption of The White House video. Photo2: Secretary Kerry speaks with Hossein Fereydoun and Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif before addressing reporters in Vienna.[State Department photo/ Public Domain]. Photo 3: Secretary of State of the USA, John Kerry addresses reporters after reaching the Iran Nuclear Agreement in Vienna.[State Department photo/ Public Domain]. Photos 4 and 5: IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Akhbar Salehi at the signing of a roadmap for the clarification of past and present issues regarding Iran’s nuclear program in Vienna. Coburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, 14 July 2015. Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEAThe Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed today is based on the key parameters agreed in Lausanne on 2nd April this same year.
The agreement will be presented within the next few days by the E3/EU+3 to the UN Security Council for endorsement.
Once obtained the UN endorsement, the agreement will produce the start off a comprehensive lifting of all UN Security Council sanctions as well as multilateral and national sanctions related to Iran’s nuclear programme, including steps on access in areas of trade, technology, finance, and energy.
The new requirements agreed today aim to keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, as they block the four pathways the muslim country had to do so: Capacity to obtain highly enriched uranium at Natanz and Fordow facilities; obtaining eapons-grade plutonium; and producing fissile material in a covert way.
The agreement increases the time it would take Iran to acquire enough material for one atomic bomb, from 2-3 monts to at least one year. It also reduces Iran’s current stockpiles of enriched uranium.
The deal reduces the number of Iran’s installed centrifuges by two thirds and prevents Iran from manufacturing weapons-grade plutonium.
And latest but not least important, Iran’s nuclear activities will be tracked, both by a joint commission and by the IAEA.
Should Iran violate de deal, UN sanctions will automatically snap back for 10 years and there is the chance to re-imposing sanctions for another 5 years if it is needed. The US and EU can put sanctions back in place.
The IAEA to report on actual military potential of Iran’s nuclear program me on 15th December
“With the co-operation of Iran, the Agency will be able to establish an understanding of the whole picture concerning issues relating to possible military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear programme.
“We will then report our assessment to the IAEA Board of Governors by December 15, 2015, ” IAEA Director General, Yukiya Amano, said at a press conference today.
The IAEA will be asked to monitor and verify the nuclear-related measures set out in the E3/EU+3 nuclear deal, and Iran has inked another protocol with the IAEA widening the the information and access rights of the Agency.
“The Additional Protocol is a powerful verification tool that provides the Agency with more information and access rights.
Iran joins over 120 other countries in which the Agency is already implementing this instrument,” Amano pointed, and explained: “The Additional Protocol enables us -over time- to provide credible assurances to the world that all nuclear material in a State remains in peaceful activities. With Iran’s full cooperation in implementing its Safeguards Agreement and Additional Protocol, we hope that, in time, we will be able to provide such an assurance for Iran.
“The joint comprehensive agreement also includes additional measures that Iran will implement in order to provide further information about the peaceful nature of its nuclear programme.”
An historic agreement
“We know that this agreement will be subject to intense scrutiny. But what we are announcing today is not only a deal but a good deal. And a good deal for all sides and the wider international community.
This agreement opens new possibilities and a way forward to end a crisis that has lasted for more than 10 years. We are committed to make sure this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is fully implemented, counting also on the contribution of the International Atomic Energy Agency, ” said Federica Mogherini (EU High Representative for Foreighn Affairs) on the agreement reached today at the joint press conference with the Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
The President of the USA, Barack Obama, recognized the importance of reaching this deal after 3 years negotiating wih Iran and explained “while in the past the risk was a nuclear war between two superpowers, “in our time the risk is that nuclear weapons will spead to more and more countries, particularly in Middle East, the most volatile region in our world”.
The US President underscored the importance of the pact on International supervision and remarked that no sanction will be removed, till the international watchers do not verify that Iran is actually taking the steps agreed under the action plan.
Obama remarked that perhaps this is not the best deal but is one realistic because can avoid that Iran get the stuff needed to produce nuclear weapons at a quick pace and also that the islamic country do this in a covered way.
Just an step forward in the nuclear field with Iran, but confidence must be built and other issues remain, says Kerry
Not less optimistic, but in a more pragmatic line, The secretary of State of the USA, John Kerry said on the deal: “…let me make a couple of points crystal-clear: First, what we are announcing today is an agreement addressing the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program, just the nuclear program. And anybody who knows the conduct of international affairs knows that it is better to deal with a country if you have problems with it if they don’t have a nuclear weapon. As such, a number of U.S. sanctions will remain in place, including those related to terrorism, human rights, and ballistic missiles. In addition, the United States will continue our efforts to address concerns about Iran’s actions in the region, including by our providing key support to our partners and our allies and by making sure we are vigilant in pushing back against destabilizing activities.
“And certainly, we continue to call on Iran to immediately release the detained U.S. citizens. These Americans have remained in our thoughts throughout this negotiation, and we will continue to work for their safe and their swift return. And we urge Iran to bring our missing Americans home as well.
US Secretary of State, John Kerry posed with his fellow E.U., P5+1, and Iranian counterparts at the Austria Center in Vienna, Austria, on July 14, 2015, before the formal announcement of the agreement concluding the Iranian nuclear negotiations. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
“Second, no part of this agreement relies on trust. It is all based on thorough and extensive transparency and verification measures that are included in very specific terms in the annexes of this agreement. If Iran fails to comply, we will know it, because we’re going to be there – the international community, through the IAEA and otherwise, and we will know it quickly, and we will be able to respond accordingly.”
The Secretary of State of the USA underscored: “none of the sanctions that we currently have in place will, in fact, be lifted until Iran implements the commitments that it has made. And some restrictions, including those related to arms and proliferation, will remain in place for some years to come. And I want to underscore: If Iran fails in a material way to live up to these commitments, then the United States, the EU, and even the UN sanctions that initially brought Iran to the table can and will snap right back into place. We have a specific provision in this agreement called snapback for the return of those sanctions in the event of noncompliance.”
Image over the headline.- German Foreign Minister Steinmeier, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif stand for a group photo after EU, P5+1 (E3/EU+3) reached Iran Nuclear Agreement in Austria. State Department photo/ Public Domain through Wikimedia Commons. To watch the original photo,click here
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