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UANI Releases Statement on Extension of the Joint Plan of Action Interim Agreement
New York, NY- Today, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and UANI President Gary Samore issued the following statement on the agreement between the P5+1 and Iran to extend the Joint Plan of Action (JPA) for four months:
The extension of the JPA is better than a bad deal but the status quo of Iran's current nuclear program is not acceptable.
To date, the economic benefits accrued to Iran are greater than what was contemplated in the JPA. While the state of the Iranian economy remains in difficulty, Iran's economy has improved and the regime's diplomatic isolation has lessened. So far, however, Iran has not shown a willingness to dismantle any of its uranium enrichment capabilities and it continues to research and develop missile delivery systems and advanced centrifuges.
The course of the negotiations has revealed a clear gap on the most important issue -- the number and type of centrifuges. With its current enrichment capacity, Iran's breakout time to produce fissile material for a bomb remains at a few months. However, Iran has been unwilling to consider a reduction in its current capacity, and the Supreme Leader recently proclaimed that Iran seeks a much larger enrichment program. This is unacceptable. If Iran remains unwilling to dismantle its nuclear infrastructure, forgo an industrial-scale enrichment program and address the ongoing questions about the military dimensions of its nuclear program, there is little potential for a diplomatic resolution.
Iran must come to understand that there will be historic adverse economic consequences imperiling its economy if there is a failure to reach a final and acceptable agreement.
Therefore, the U.S. and its P5+1 partners must:
- Make clear that Iran remains closed for business and that the uncertainty surrounding these nuclear negotiations makes the business climate in Iran far too risky for responsible businesses to return;
- Ensure existing sanctions are enforced more aggressively;
- Agree on decisive sanctions that would constitute a virtual economic blockade of Iran should Iran fail to agree to an acceptable deal over the term of the extended negotiation.
By strongly discouraging business interest in re-entering Iran, rigorously enforcing existing and remaining sanctions and agreeing on comprehensive embargo-like sanctions absent a comprehensive deal, the P5+1 will increase chances for a successful negotiation and ensure that the negotiations themselves - currently in a state of diplomatic inertia - do not become the new status quo.
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United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a program of the American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Objectives of United Against Nuclear Iran
- Inform the public about the nature of the Iranian regime, including its desire and intent to possess nuclear weapons, as well as Iran's role as a state sponsor of global terrorism, and a major violator of human rights at home and abroad;
- Heighten awareness nationally and internationally about the danger that a nuclear armed Iran poses to the region and the world;
- Mobilize public support, utilize media outreach, and persuade our elected leaders to voice a robust and united American opposition to a nuclear Iran;
- Lay the groundwork for effective US policies in coordination with European and other allies;
- Persuade the regime in Tehran to desist from its quest for nuclear weapons, while striving not to punish the Iranian people, and;
- Promote efforts that focus on vigorous national and international, social, economic, political and diplomatic measures.
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