JCPOA

File photo of Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, addressing the UN Security Council.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Iran nuclear deal still best way to ensure peace, DiCarlo tells Security Council

30 June 2020
Peace and Security

The UN regrets that the future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is in doubt, but notwithstanding current challenges, that landmark deal is still the best way to ensure that Iran’s nuclear programme proceeds along a peaceful path, the UN’s top political official said on Tuesday.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi delivers his remarks at the opening of the International Conference on Nuclear Security ICONS 2020.
IAEA/Dean Calma

Atomic agency cites concerns over Iran testing sites, offers COVID-19 assistance

9 March 2020
Peace and Security

Iran’s nuclear capabilities moved back into the international spotlight on Monday as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that it had concerns about possible “undeclared nuclear material and nuclear-related activities” in unregistered locations there.