Iran nuclear talks - where do we stand? A short thread with some info from diplomatic sources. 🧵 #JCPOA #Irantalks IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ #Irannucleartalks #Vienna

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US Sec of State Blinken warned today that the US is getting "closer to the point at which a strict return to compliance with the #JCPOA does not reproduce the benefits that that agreement achieved" That's not surprising given the bleak picture pained by the IAEA's new report 1/

"IAEA Report on Iran Raises Serious Concerns About Monitoring," new analysis by Kelsey Davenport and Julia Masterson via the Arms Control Association armscontrol.org/blog/2021-09-0…

Troubling report in The Wall Street Journal from laurence norman that Iran has resumed production of centrifuge parts at Karaj. Iran has refused to allow inspectors to install new cameras at the facility after existing machines were damaged in an attack. #IranDeal wsj.com/articles/iran-…

Concerning remarks from IAEA DG Grossi after his trip to Iran. Grossi says he is close to the point where he would "not be able to gaurantee continutiy of knowledge” due to the restrictions on IAEA monitoring. iaea.org/press/press-co…

My hot take on the P5 statement- it’s better than I expected. A few things jumped out at me:... 1/

Some good specifics in here on where various issues stand in nuclear talks.

In the latest P4+1 and Iran Nuclear Deal Alert, Julia Masterson reports that talks to restore the #JCPOA are in a critical phase. Amid talks, Iran tested a satellite launch vehicle and imposed sanctions on 51 Americans. More at armscontrol.org/blogs/P4-plus-…

UPDATE on centrifuges in #Iran as per IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ spox: "In his latest report to the IAEA Board of Governors on the Agency’s verification and monitoring in Iran under the #JCPOA, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi today said Iran had informed the Agency on 19 January.. 1/

Good conversation today with representatives from the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan about our ongoing negotiations for a mutual return to compliance with the JCPOA. As negotiations reach a conclusion in the coming weeks, we will continue to consult closely with our regional partners.

US grants sanctions relief to Iran as nuke talks in balance | AP News apnews.com/article/middle…

#Iran FM spox says Iranian & other delegations are expected to return to Vienna tomorrow on Tuesday to resume the talks, adding “Iran expects the necessary decisions to be made esp. in Washington…Lifting sanctions & benefiting from economic dividends of the deal is our red line”

Amb. Ulyanov: it will be apolitical document describing how the parties will return to the JCPOA. Once we have the agreement there will be a period for preparation of its implementation (1-2 months), after that we will see the JCPOA in action as it was agreed in 2015 3/x

There’s lots of focus on breakout, but comparatively little on the benefits of restoring the enhanced monitoring measures that were part of the JCPOA. This includes things like daily access to Iran’s enrichment facilities, continuous monitoring of Iran’s centrifuge production…2/

Noteworthy details here from the Reuters team about deal reportedly on table in #IranTalks, especially around sequencing (oil would not come in 1st phase) & potential Iranian flexibility around guarantees. reuters.com/world/exclusiv…

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New op-ed with Kingston Reif on a US-Russia deal that is actually possible to get done in short order: a return to New START implementation: project-syndicate.org/commentary/new…

Unsurprising, but deeply concerning to lose visibility into Irans nuclear program. IAEA monitoring provided assurance of rapid detection of any move to ratchet up enrichment to weapons grade levels or divert enriched uranium.