A long term, comprehensive solution under the Joint Plan of Action needs to ensure IraFive Compromises to Avoid in a Comprehensive Agreement with Iran

INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

BY DAVID ALBRIGHT, OLLI HEINONEN AND ANDREA STRICKER

A long term, comprehensive solution under the Joint Plan of Action needs to ensure Iran uses nuclear energy for exclusively peaceful purposes. Any such agreement will be complex and require a range of interrelated provisions. We have evaluated five commonly discussed proposals based on a set of criteria, including breakout potential, reversibility, stability, and verifiability and found them flawed. As a result, they should not be part of a long term agreement.

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