Iran nuclear program

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The Iran nuclear program is a long-running and controversial initiative encompassing Iran’s efforts to develop nuclear technology, which has sparked international concern, sanctions, and protracted diplomatic negotiations over its potential military dimensions.

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Iranian nuclear program 4
E3/EU+3 and Iran 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nuclear program
affectedByEvent U.S. withdrawal from JCPOA in 2018
associatedWithLeader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei NERFINISHED
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini NERFINISHED
claimedNatureByIran peaceful
constitutionalReligiousRulingClaim fatwa against nuclear weapons (as claimed by Iranian leadership)
country Iran
governedByAgency Atomic Energy Organization of Iran NERFINISHED
hasControversialAspect suspected military dimensions
hasPurpose civilian nuclear energy development
medical isotope production
includesFacility Arak Heavy Water Reactor NERFINISHED
Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant NERFINISHED
Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant NERFINISHED
Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility NERFINISHED
Natanz uranium enrichment facility NERFINISHED
Tehran Research Reactor NERFINISHED
initiatedBy Mohammad Reza Pahlavi NERFINISHED
initiatedUnderProgram Atoms for Peace NERFINISHED
JCPOAEffect sanctions relief for Iran
JCPOAParticipant China NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Iran NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
JCPOAProvision centrifuge number limits
enhanced IAEA monitoring
stockpile size limits
uranium enrichment limits
JCPOASignDate 2015-07-14
keyIssueIn Middle East security
non-proliferation diplomacy
majorDiplomaticProcess P5+1 negotiations NERFINISHED
Vienna nuclear talks NERFINISHED
monitoredBy International Atomic Energy Agency NERFINISHED
NPTStatus non-nuclear-weapon state party
post2018Development gradual reduction of JCPOA compliance
relatedToTreaty Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons NERFINISHED
resultedInAgreement Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action NERFINISHED
startDate 1957
subjectTo European Union sanctions
International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards
U.S. unilateral sanctions
United Nations Security Council resolutions NERFINISHED
multilateral sanctions
technologyComponent heavy water production
nuclear fuel cycle development
uranium enrichment
viewedAsRiskBy European Union NERFINISHED
Israel NERFINISHED
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED

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UN Security Council Termination Day appliesTo Iran nuclear program
Fordow enrichment facility associatedWithProgram Iran nuclear program
this entity surface form: Iranian nuclear program
2013 Israeli legislative election mainIssue Iran nuclear program
this entity surface form: Iranian nuclear program
Annex I – Nuclear-related measures negotiatedBy Iran nuclear program
this entity surface form: E3/EU+3 and Iran
Arak heavy water reactor partOf Iran nuclear program
this entity surface form: Iranian nuclear program
Natanz enrichment facility partOfProgram Iran nuclear program
this entity surface form: Iranian nuclear program