Nuclear Talks and Iran’s Missile Program: Addressing the Overlooked Arsenal (Farzin Nadimi – Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

During negotiations for the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States and other countries made numerous efforts to incorporate limits on Iran’s nuclear-capable ballistic missiles. In the end, however, the agreement remained focused on nuclear activities, leaving the missile program largely untouched. The perils of this omission have become glaringly evident in recent years and could further darken the security and nonproliferation picture in the Middle East—and beyond—if a new deal takes the same approach.

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