A Brief History
The US brokered multi-country deal with Iran in July of 2015 to limit Iran’s nuclear research and delay Iranian development of a nuclear weapon has generated heated rhetoric by Israel condemning the pact, and strident criticism (mostly by Republicans) in the United States, with the US Senate poised to debate the merits of the agreement after the summer Congressional recess.
Digging Deeper
Question for students (and subscribers): Will the US and other countries honor the agreement if Congress fails to ratify the pact? What will happen if the hard fought for agreement falls apart? Please let us know in the comments section below this article.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Katzman, Kenneth and Paul K. Kerr. Interim Agreement on Iran’s Nuclear Program. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
Martinez, Benjamin. The Iran Nuclear Agreement and Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: Elements and Considerations (Politics and Economics of the Middle East). Nova Science Pub Inc, 2016.
