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Iran sanctions and the fate of the JCPOA: What’s at stake if President Trump fails to renew the sanctions waivers?

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Iran sanctions and the fate of the JCPOA: What’s at stake if President Trump fails to renew the sanctions waivers?

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A tentative cease-fire is underway in the war between Iran and Israel. But where did the conflict leave Iran, Israel, and the United States?
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Apr 26, 2018

Iran sanctions and the fate of the JCPOA: What’s at stake if President Trump fails to renew the sanctions waivers?

By David Mortlock

With a May 12 deadline looming for sanctions waivers, US President Donald Trump is faced with an imminent decision whether to continue US implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Implementation (JCPOA) and remain part of the nuclear deal with Iran and the P5+1 governments (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, […]

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Issue Brief

Apr 26, 2018

Iran sanctions and the fate of the JCPOA: What’s at stake if President Trump fails to renew the sanctions waivers?

By David Mortlock

David Mortlock, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, explains that while there is still time for US diplomats to reach some kind of accord with their European counterparts before May 12 concerning the JCPOA, President Trump is reportedly unsatisfied with the results so far.

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Apr 26, 2018

Emmanuel Macron’s Balancing Act

By Rachel Brandenburg

French President Macron is performing a delicate balancing act addressing US President Trump’s dissatisfaction with the Iran nuclear deal while seeking to keep the multilateral agreement intact. Trump has been crystal clear since his presidential campaign that he views the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – the Iran nuclear agreement – as a “bad deal.” […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2018

Macron’s Challenge to Trump

By Rachel Ansley

French President Emmanuel Macron on April 25 delivered a rallying cry for Western world leaders to reject isolationism and stand together in defense of democracy. The remarks appeared to be directed at US President Donald J. Trump who has embraced an America first worldview. “It is a critical moment,” Macron said in his address to […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2018

Emmanuel Macron’s Balancing Act

By Rachel Brandenburg

French President Emmanuel Macron appears to be performing a delicate balancing act of addressing US President Donald J. Trump’s dissatisfaction with the Iran nuclear deal while seeking to keep the multilateral agreement intact. Trump has been crystal clear since his presidential campaign that he views the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—the Iran nuclear […]

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In the News

Apr 25, 2018

Slavin Quoted in Al Jazeera on Fixation with the ‘Iranian Nuclear Threat’

By Barbara Slavin

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Apr 25, 2018

Slavin Quoted in The Washington Post on Iran Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

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Apr 25, 2018

Lightfoot Quoted in Roll Call on the Revised Iran Nuclear Deal

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

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IranSource

Apr 25, 2018

The Iran Nuclear Deal: To Leave or Not to Leave

By Rachel Brandenburg

The future of the Iran nuclear deal—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—hangs in the balance as the May 12 deadline set by US President Donald J. Trump to “fix” the deal or to walk away from it approaches. In an interview with Rachel Brandenburg, director of the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Security Initiative, the Atlantic Council’s […]

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Apr 24, 2018

Slavin in AXIOS: Macron Proposes New, Bigger Iran Deal to Stave Off U.S. Exit

By Barbara Slavin

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