Obstacles Ahead: Preserving the JCPOA

Author(s): Névine Schepers
Series: CSS Policy Perspectives
Volume: 8
Issue: 3
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Place: Zurich

The next six months are critical for the survival of the Iran nuclear deal. The coronavirus crisis has delayed Iran from taking further steps away from the JCPOA. It also gives European states an opportunity to provide needed support through the special-purpose vehicle INSTEX. The EU and European states should take further measures to ensure the agreement’s survival in the next six months leading up to the US presidential elections. Notably, they should improve coordination with Russia and China, and address challenges related to Iran’s potential breach of safeguards, as well as US attempts to extend the UN arms embargo on Iran.

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