Iran has not “transparently, verifiably and fully” implemented the letter of the JCPOA. It has been caught cheating at the margins on centrifuge development, heavy water restrictions, technology procurement, and export controls. Tehran exceeded the JCPOA’s restrictions on research on advanced centrifuges, and last year sought to acquire illicit carbon fiber material, a key component of advanced centrifuges. It twice violated the 130-metric-ton cap on heavy water. It also shipped excess supplies of heavy water to Oman and retained ownership of it, rather than selling or disposing of it, as originally required under the JCPOA, before the Obama Administration secretly and unwisely agreed to exempt Iranian heavy water held overseas.1
David Albright, “Assessing the Iran Deal: Examining Iranian Non-Compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231,” testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, April 5, 2017,
http://isis-online.org/uploads/conf...use_Oversight_Subcommittee_5Apr2017_Final.pdf (accessed September 29, 2017).
Tehran also sought to acquire illicit materials outside the mandatory procurement channel set up by the JCPOA. It was caught red-handed trying to purchase nuclear technology and restricted ballistic-missile technology from German companies.2
Anton Troianovski and Jay Solomon, “Germany Says Iran Kept Trying to Get Nuclear Equipment After Deal,” The Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2016,
https://www.wsj.com/articles/german...o-get-nuclear-equipment-after-deal-1468006075 (accessed September 29, 2017).
