National Security Briefs

National Security Briefs

Iran Summary – October 2025

With Chinese and Russian support, Iran formally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on October 18, with the Islamic Republic declaring itself free from the 2015 deal’s restrictions after the United Nations (UN) reimposed sanctions on the

Iran Summary – September 2025

Summary On September 27, the United Nations reimposed extensive sanctions on Iran that the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’s (JCPOA) nuclear deal had lifted after the E3 (France, Germany, and the United Kingdom) had triggered “snapback” and Iran failed

JINSA’s Iran Nuclear Tracker provides updated analysis and data on Iran’s nuclear weapons program for each quarterly board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Given the setbacks of the 12-Day War and the start of a process to

Iran Summary – August 2025

Summary: Prompted by Iran’s noncooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the European powers (E3) of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany moved to reinstate United Nations snapback sanctions on the regime ahead of their expiration in October. Meanwhile,