The Iran Deal and the Challenge of Sanctions Relief

摘要

Reaching a nuclear deal with Iran was a substantial undertaking for the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany), and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reflects that. The agreement is a massive document with numerous annexes and attachments, and its contents cover disciplines from nuclear physics to economics. References to the international sanctions architecture run throughout, but the deal's attempts to unwind sanctions on the Islamic republic compromise technical, economic and legal concerns as well.