Iran Nuclear Weapons: Will Sanctions Stop Them?

2 days ago · David E. Sanger has covered Iran ’s nuclear program, and the efforts by the United States and Israel to counter it, for more than two decades. 2 days ago · Iran 's stockpile of uranium enriched at 60 percent would be enough to make several relatively unsophisticated nuclear weapons . So why does nobody talk about it? 2 days ago · NSPM-2 reiterates US policy toward Iran , stating that Iran must be denied nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The memorandum also says that Iran ’s regional aggression must be neutralized, its support for surrogates must be disrupted, and its missile development must be countered. VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. Nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that. While it's not yet known what the talks will achieve, experts continue to warn that time is running out to not only block Iran ’s nuclear program but to utilize existing tools to counter. The goal of the sanctions is to stop the development of Iran ' s nuclear program, which is funded by its oil revenues. The program is rapidly advancing, with Tehran close to enriching uranium. Iran is potentially facing a return of all the UN sanctions that were lifted as part of its 2015 nuclear deal — the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — with global powers. If Iran truly wants full integration into the international financial system, it must be willing to abandon both enrichment and terrorist funding. But so long as the deal is limited to the nuclear portfolio, and does not cover Iran’s other illicit activities, some sanctions will remain in place. Iran says it has built and will activate a third nuclear enrichment facility, ratcheting up tensions with the U.N. Immediately after its atomic watchdog censured Iran for failing to comply with obligations meant to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. Those sanctions , suspended by the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and UN Resolution 2231, bar Iran from enriching uranium and prohibit nuclear , missile and military trade with the regime — key.