Iran: Nuclear History

Timeline of Nuclear Diplomacy With Iran

Pre-Nuclear Agreement

• Developing a Nuclear Program
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• Iran’s Main Nuclear Facilities
• Iran Admits Deception
• Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress Regarding Iran (March 3, 2015)
• Interim Deal Struck
• Renewed Distrust
• A Second Extension
• Nitro Zeus: A Secret U.S. Plan for Cyberattack on Iran

Nuclear Deal Signed

• Framework For a Deal
• Fact Sheets: “Framework Agreement” with Iran
• Cheating and Skepticism
• The Final Deal
• The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) [Full Text]
• Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (May 22, 2015)
• Speech at American University Regarding the Iran Nuclear Agreement (August 5, 2015)
• Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) Takes Effect (June 16, 2015)
• What You Need To Know About The JCPOA
• Sunset Clauses
• Release of Hostages
• Implementation
• Iran Nuclear Deal: Iran Opens For Business
• Critiques of the JCPOA Implementation

Trump Withdraws From Deal

• Trump Adopts New Iran Policy
• Trump Withdraws from the Iran Nuclear Deal
• America’s 12 Demands on Iran for Lifting Sanctions
• U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Iran
• Iran’s Nuclear Archive
• Europe Tries To Keep Agreement Alive
• Advancing the U.S. Maximum Pressure Campaign On Iran
• Sanctions On Iran Provoke Fears About Oil Prices
• Trump Administration Sanctions’ Impact on Iran

Biden Plans New Course

• American Opinion Toward the 2015 Iran Deal and Aftermath
• Adherence To And Compliance With Arms Control, Nonproliferation,
  And Disarmament Agreements And Commitments (April 2022)
• Arab/Muslim World Opinion of Iran 
• Biden and Iran Sanctions
  • The Humanitarian Channel in Qatar to Assist the Iranian People
• Could U.S. Rejoin the Nuclear Deal?
  • Biden Contemplates New Iran Deal
• Iranian Ballistic Missile and Space Program
• Iran Continues to Advance Nuclear Program
• Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022 (June 2023)
• Iran’s Sponsorship of Terror
• Joint Statement by the US, France, Germany, and the UK on Iranian Defiance of IAEA
• Military Options Against Iran
  • Secret CIA Document Reveals Agency Unsure of Israeli Intentions Toward Iran (February 23, 2023)
• Public Opinion in Iran 
• Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Capability and Terrorism Monitoring Act of 2022 (July 2024)