Broader View: Iran Nuclear Deal

Iran Nuclear Deal

I have been following closely the negotiations (Geneva, Lausanne, Vienna) between the six world powers (“P5+1” or “E3/EU+3”: The U.S., Russia, China, Great Britain, France, Germany, and the European Union) and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Here are links to my analyses and other important resources regarding this deal.

Broader View Articles	Sources & References
Supporters’ arguments It’s a bad deal (reprinted at The Times of Israel) Was a better deal possible? It’s not a “done” deal Not war What if the deal is rejected? (reprinted at The Times of Israel) The Alternative (reprinted at The Times of Israel) Down the Road (reprinted at The Times of Israel) Critics of the deal U.S. Democrats Jewish community Arab leaders Israeli leaders Poll data Dear Senator Cantwell Warmongering (reprinted at The Times of Israel) Attitudes and Affiliations	Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Vienna, July 14, 2015 UN Security Council Resolution 2231 endorsing the JCPOA, July 20, 2015 Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 U.S. text on preliminary nuclear accord with Iran, Lausanne, April 2, 2015 Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), Geneva, November 24, 2013 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) UN Security Council Resolutions 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008), 1887 (2009), 1929 (2010) and 2224 (2015) Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act (CISADA), 2010: State Department Fact Sheet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to American Jewish community, August 4, 2015: Video (21’25”), transcript President Barack Obama’s speech at American University, August 5: Video (55’27”) and transcript President Obama’s address to American Jewish Community, August: Video (1:36’09”, starts at 31’18”) and transcript

Broader View Articles

Sources & References

Supporters’ arguments
It’s a bad deal (reprinted at The Times of Israel)
Was a better deal possible?
It’s not a “done” deal
Not war
What if the deal is rejected? (reprinted at The Times of Israel)
The Alternative (reprinted at The Times of Israel)
Down the Road (reprinted at The Times of Israel)
Critics of the deal
Poll data
Dear Senator Cantwell
Warmongering (reprinted at The Times of Israel)
Attitudes and Affiliations

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Vienna, July 14, 2015
UN Security Council Resolution 2231 endorsing the JCPOA, July 20, 2015
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
U.S. text on preliminary nuclear accord with Iran, Lausanne, April 2, 2015
Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), Geneva, November 24, 2013
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
UN Security Council Resolutions 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008), 1887 (2009), 1929 (2010) and 2224 (2015)
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act (CISADA), 2010: State Department Fact Sheet
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to American Jewish community, August 4, 2015: Video (21’25”), transcript
President Barack Obama’s speech at American University, August 5: Video (55’27”) and transcript
President Obama’s address to American Jewish Community, August: Video (1:36’09”, starts at 31’18”) and transcript

Other important reading:

One-Year-Old Iran Deal Came With a Hefty Price Tag – in Human Lives by David Hazony, Forward, July 24, 2016
Iran Deal Was Worse Than We Thought by Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary, July 20, 2016
The Nuclear Agreement with Iran, One Year On: An Assessment and a Strategy for the Future by Amos Yadlin and Avner Golov, The Institute for National Security Studies, INSS Insight No. 835, July 17, 2016
Vital Points on the Iran Deal: Major Flaws and Positive Elements by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser and Amb. Alan Baker, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 15, No. 27, August 27, 2015
[Robert Satloff’s] 10 Questions for President Obama About Iran by Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, August 27, 2015
Coherence and Incoherence about the Iran Deal by Jeffrey Herf, The Times of Israel, August 26, 2015
How to put some teeth into the nuclear deal with Iran by Dennis Ross and David H. Petraeus, The Washington Post, August 25
Ten New Reasons to Worry about the Iran Deal by David Harris, The Times of Israel, August 21, 2015
Dershowitz: ‘Inept negotiator’ Obama gave Iran green light to build nuke by Raphael Ahren, The Times of Israel, August 18, 2015
How to Get a Better Deal with Iran by Mark Dubowitz, Foreign Policy, August 17, 2015
On Iran, Let’s Get Serious by David Harris, The Huffington Post, August 16, 2015
The Nuclear Deal: No Pause in Iran’s Vow to Destroy Israel by Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, August 16, 2015
A Better Deal with Iran Is Possible by Robert Satloff, The Atlantic, August 13, 2015
The Iran Deal and the Rut of History by Leon Wieseltier, The Atlantic, July 27, 2015
The Iran Deal’s Fatal Flaw by Alan J. Kuperman, The New York Times, June 23, 2015