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The UN Nuclear Watchdog Reaches a Temporary Inspection Plan With Iran

Stephanie Liechtenstein
• February 21, 2021

VIENNA — Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, that it will significantly limit inspections of its nuclear facilities as of Feb. 23. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director-general of the Vienna-based agency, traveled…

Categories: Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council, US Foreign Relations

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Is This the End of the UN Security Council?

Enrico Carisch
• May 10, 2018

What can the five remaining signatories to the Iran nuclear deal do now that the Trump administration has trampled on Security Council Resolution 2231 and its 13 binding decisions, adopted under Article 41 of the United Nations Charter? Sooner…

Categories: Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, P5 Monitor, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

The Elders Support a Diplomatic Opening to Iran

Barbara Crossette
• January 31, 2014

The Elders, a group of distinguished former global leaders led by Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary-general, made an unusual three-day visit to Iran at the end of January to meet with numerous officials, including President Hassan Rouhani…