Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Disarmament Database

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Country Profile: Iran

BASIC FACTS

Iran is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1979 

he Islamic Republic of Iran is lies between the Caspian Sea to the north, and the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea to the south.It is locatedbetween of Iraq and Pakistan. The country is a theocratic republic.

Capital: Tehran

Iran currently has four operational research reactors (TRR, ENTC LWSCR, ENTC HWZPR, ENTC MNSR) and one nuclear power plant (Bushehr-1).

Beginning in the 1950s and restarting in the 1980s, Iran has amassed capabilities over the full nuclear fuel cycle, in particular an extensive uranium enrichment program.

In 2005, the IAEA found Iran in non-compliance with its Comprehensive Safeguard Agreement, resulting in widespread international sanctions. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was agreed upon in 2015, lifting nuclear-related sanctions on Iran in exchange for a cessation of non-compliant activities.

In 2018, the Trump administration withdrew the United States from the JCPOA, leaving the future of Iran’s compliance in question.

 

 

 

 

TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

      • IAEA Membership (1959)

      • Geneva Protocol (1929)

      • Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) (1970)

      • Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) (1997)

      •  Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) (1973)

      • Partial Test Ban Treaty (1964)

      • Sea-bed Treaty (1971)


 

AGREEMENTS (In Force): 

 

  • Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the IAEA (1974) 

  • Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (2000) 

  • Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (2000) 

 

  • Revised Supplementary Agreements Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA) (1990) 

  • Agreement Between Iran and the Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1974) 

  • Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) (2015)10 


REGIONAL GROUPS

                                • Founding member of OPEC
                                • Member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (IOC)
                                • Member of the G-77
                                • Member of the G-21
                                • Member of the Asia-Pacific Group

 

RECENT REPRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

                                • Chaired 2012 NAM Summit
                                • Rapporteur to the UN First Committee in 2013
                                • Chairperson of the G-77 in 2001

 

LINKS

Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament

UN State Summary

Country List (Office of Legal Affairs): Iran (iaea.org)