West accuses Iran of illegally testing missiles, transferring...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : FILE - The sun sets behind the Palais Coburg, where closed-door nuclear talks on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) take place, in Vienna, Austria, on Aug. 5, 2022.
60% : "The current trajectory only brings Iran closer to weapons-related capabilities.
53% : Iran began breaking the terms a year later and its 60% enrichment is near weapons-grade levels, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
52% : "Iran´s Iravani said Tehran "has persistently worked toward the JCPOA revival " and "stands prepared to resume the full implementation of its commitment on the JCPOA once it is revived."
50% : Iran and its ally, Russia, dismissed the charges by Britain, France and Germany, strongly supported by the United States, which pulled out of the agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018.
47% : Under the accord, Tehran agreed to limit enrichment of uranium to levels necessary for the peaceful use of nuclear power in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
41% : Iravani said Iran is allowed to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, and Nebenzia rejected alleged evidence that it was using Iranian drones in Ukraine.
36% : The six-party agreement was aimed at ensuring that Iran could not develop atomic weapons.
35% : "She urged Iran to reverse course, as did the three European countries who issued a joint statement quoting the IAEA as saying Iran´s stockpiles of enriched uranium now stand at 22 times the JCPOA limit.
35% : "The Europeans and U.S. Minister Counselor John Kelley stressed that they would use all means to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
33% : The Western powers in the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran accused Tehran on Monday of developing and testing ballistic missiles, transferring hundreds of drones to Russia, and enriching uranium to an unprecedented 60% level for a country without a nuclear weapons program - all in violation of a U.N. resolution endorsing the deal.
33% : As for the future, Kelley told the council: "Iran should take actions to build international confidence and de-escalate tensions and not continue nuclear provocations that pose grave proliferation risks.
30% : The Western powers in the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran accused Tehran on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, of developing and testing ballistic missiles, transferring hundreds of drones to Russia, and enriching uranium to an unprecedented 60% level for a country without a nuclear weapons program - all in violation of a U.N. resolution endorsing the deal.

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