Iran’s Nuclear Programme: A Triumph of Diplomacy

Jesenský, Marcel

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-12220-1_14

Marcel Jesenský²

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Abstract

Iran’s resumption of uranium enrichment-related activities and its suspension of cooperation with the IAEA led to the Security Council sanctions on the country. Simultaneously, China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States and Germany, the “P5+1”, supported by the European Union, called for negotiations. In 2009, the United States reviewed its policy towards Iran. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon maintained that the onus was on the Iranian side, to fully cooperate and to prove the peaceful nature of its nuclear programme. In 2015, the P5+1 countries and Iran reached a comprehensive solution to the Iranian nuclear issue, a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), endorsed by the Security Council. Ban Ki-moon welcomed the agreement as a triumph of diplomacy and cooperation over confrontation and mistrust.

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Notes

1.
SG/SM/17420, 16 December 2015.
2.
Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iran, 2 July 2008.
3.
SC/8980, 5647th Meeting (PM), 24 March 2007; SC/8940, 2006 Round-up, 12 January 2007. The IAEA verifies, through its inspection system, States’ compliance with their commitments to use nuclear material and facilities only for peaceful purposes. Ibid.
4.
Ibid.
5.
SC/8940, 12 January 2007; SC/8978, 5646th Meeting (AM), 23 March 2007.
6.
SC/8980, 5647th Meeting (PM), 24 March 2007.
7.
Statement on UN Security Council Resolution 1747, US State Department, Office of the Spokesman, 24 March 2007, accessed 21 May 2018, https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/mar/82160.htm.
8.
SC/8980, 5647th Meeting (PM), 24 March 2007.
9.
Ibid.
10.
SG/SM/11164, 18 September 2007; Press Conference by President of Iran, 25 September 2007; Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iran, 3 October 2007.
11.
SC/9205, 5807th Meeting (AM), 18 December 2007.
12.
DPB, 4 December 2007; Statement by IAEA Director General on New U.S. Intelligence Estimate on Iran, 4 December 2007, accessed 21 May 2018, https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/statement-iaea-director-general-new-us-intelligence-estimate-iran.
13.
SC/9268, 5848th Meeting (PM), 3 March 2008; SC/9276, 5853rd Meeting (AM), 17 March 2008.
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SC/9459, 5984th Meeting (PM), 27 September 2008.
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SC/9610, 6090th Meeting (AM), 10 March 2009; Press Conference by Foreign Minister of Iran, 1 October 2009.
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SC/9873, 6280th Meeting (AM), 4 March 2010; SG/SM/12910, Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at UN Headquarters, 24 May 2010; Press Conference by Security Council President (Vitaly Churkin ) on Programme of Work for August, 3 August 2010; SC/9948, 6335th Meeting (AM), 9 June 2010.
17.
SC/9948, 6335th Meeting (AM), 9 June 2010.
18.
Ibid.
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SC/10206, 6502nd Meeting (PM), 22 March 2011; SC/10502, 6697th Meeting (AM), 21 December 2011; SG/SM/14083, 25 January 2012.
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SG/SM/14083, 25 January 2012; DPB, 22 August 2012; SC/10770, 6839th Meeting (AM), 20 September 2012; DPB, 5 September 2012.
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DPB, 28 September 2012.
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SC/11062, 6999th Meeting (PM), 15 July 2013; SC/11110, 7028th Meeting (PM), 5 September 2013; SC/10856, 6888th Meeting (PM), 13 December 2012.
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SC/11212, 7082nd Meeting (PM), 12 December 2013; SC/11333, 7146th Meeting (PM), 20 March 2014.
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SC/11454, 7211th Meeting (PM), 25 June 2014; SC/11561, 7265th Meeting (PM), 15 September 2014.
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SG/SM/16354, 20 November 2014; SC/11830, 7412th Meeting (PM), 24 March 2015.
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DPB, 23 February 2015; DPB, 25 February 2015; DPB, 4 March 2015.
27.
SC/11974, 7488th Meeting (AM), 20 July 2015; SG/SM/16642, 2 April 2015.
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SC/11974, 7488th Meeting (AM), 20 July 2015. The resolution 2231 (2015) and its annexes exceeds 100 pages, underlining the complexity of the issue. Ibid.
29.
SC/11974, 7488th Meeting (AM), 20 July 2015.
30.
SC/12163, 7583rd Meeting (PM), 15 December 2015; SG/SM/17466-DC/3601, 16 January 2016; SG/SM/17467, 16 January 2016.
31.
SC/12450, 7739th Meeting (AM), 18 July 2016. For the Secretary-General’s report, see UN document S/2016/589, 12 July 2016.
32.
SC/12044, 7522nd Meeting (PM), 15 September 2015.
33.
SG/SM/17939-SC/12452, 20 July 2016; DBP, 16 July 2015.
34.
SC/12450, 7739th Meeting (AM), 18 July 2016.
35.
SG/SM/16954-SC/11975, 20 July 2015; SG/SM/17420, 16 December 2015.

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Jesenský, M. (2019). Iran’s Nuclear Programme: A Triumph of Diplomacy. In: The United Nations under Ban Ki-moon. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12220-1_14

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