#non-proliferation News & Analysis

‘Iran just basically put its wish list into this’: the Trump-Iran agreement gives Iran a free pass on nuclear treaty violations pending final deal

A Trump-Iran nuclear agreement reportedly allows Iran to avoid penalties for treaty violations while only requiring the down-blending of enriched uranium—a reversible process that nuclear experts argue fails to prevent Iran from quickly reconstituting weapons-grade material. The memo effectively grants Iran significant latitude in nuclear activities pending a final deal.