Scrutiny needed on reworked Iran nuclear deal

A potential 2022 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action redux reportedly has all the hallmarks of its predecessor’s fatal shortcomings.

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s leadership, headed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a malign influence in the world and adding nuclear capability to the mix would only supercharge its reach, writes Mike Fegelman.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY MIKE FEGELMAN

May 18, 2022

In the summer of 2015, the Islamic Republic of Iran signed a nuclear deal with some of the world’s largest powers, agreeing to halt its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. The deal, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was inked between Iran and the the five perman...

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