The 2015 JCPOA, signed by Iran and six other nations, lifted select sanctions in exchange for nuclear restrictions including a 3.67% uranium enrichment cap. The United States withdrew in 2018 and reimposed sanctions; Iran began breaching limits in 2019, followed by reimposition of UN sanctions in 2025.
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The JCPOA achieved verifiable nuclear restraints through multilateral diplomacy and sanctions relief.
“Diplomatic success undermined by unilateral U.S. withdrawal”
The deal provided insufficient limits and rewarded a hostile regime with economic relief.
“Maximum pressure as necessary response to flawed appeasement”
Sanctions relief reduced coercive barriers to trade while reimposition expanded state control over commerce.
“Sanctions as centralized barriers harming individuals more than regimes”
All three perspectives accept the breakout-time metric and post-2018 breach timeline without examining sunset clauses, inspection gaps, or earlier violations.
“Shared omissions on enforcement mechanisms and non-nuclear issues”
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