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Your name. Tehran Shares Close Flat. Poverty on the Loose. Image source, AFP. The four rounds of UN sanctions included:. A ban on the supply of heavy weaponry and nuclear-related technology to Iran A block on arms exports An asset freeze on key individuals and companies.
The EU also imposed its own sanctions, among them:. European companies were also stopped from insuring Iranian oil shipments. What has been the effect of the sanctions in Iran? Image source, AP. Iran's currency, the rial, lost two-thirds of its value against the US dollar as the sanctions took effect.
How would lifting sanctions affect the Iranian economy? Image source, Reuters. Iran's nuclear program is clearly intended to develop a nuclear weapons capability. For 18 years, it was kept secret, even though international assistance would have been available to a civilian program.
In , Iran's covert program was exposed. Since then, the IAEA has repeatedly said that it cannot consider Iran's nuclear program as entirely civilian.
On November 8, the IAEA released a report stating there is "credible" evidence that "Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device. In , Western intelligence agencies discovered, and Iran admitted to, another secret facility, at Fordow, that is designed for approximately 3, centrifuges to enrich uranium.
President Barack Obama commented that the "configuration" of the Fordow facility is "not consistent with a peaceful nuclear program. Meanwhile, Iranian clerical, civilian, and military leaders have repeatedly expressed their intention to wipe Israel off of the map. The United Nations Security Council also enacted sanctions against Iran for its nuclear proliferation activity.
This step could considerably decrease the breakout time that it would take for Iran to build a nuclear weapon. On July 7 Iran also declared it was enriching uranium beyond 3. In response, the Britain, France and Germany triggered the dispute-settlement mechanism part of the agreement, which could result in the UN Security Council re-imposing some of the sanctions that had been lifted as part of the deal.
Since the revolution which overthrew the monarchy, Iran has been run by a Shia Islamist regime which has violently suppressed internal dissent. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's powerful Supreme Leader, is the ultimate authority in the Islamic Republic, and it is he who makes the major policy decisions. There have been periods when it appeared that the Iranian leadership was opting for some relative moderation and reform. This occurred with the election of Mohamed Khatami, considered the "reformist candidate" to the presidency in
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