Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Definition
A landmark 2015 multilateral agreement, formally known as the JCPOA, between Iran and the P5+1 nations (United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany) plus the European Union, designed to curb Iran's nuclear weapons development program in exchange for phased relief from international economic sanctions.
Commonly referred to as the 'Iran nuclear deal,' it imposed strict limits on Iran's uranium enrichment, centrifuge numbers, and stockpiles, with robust verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), while allowing peaceful nuclear energy pursuits.
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The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was hailed as a diplomatic mic drop, until someone hit rewind on the sanctions playlist.
Negotiators celebrated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action like they'd just invented pizza—cheesy, layered, and full of promise.
Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iran traded centrifuges for cash, proving even nukes can't resist a good deal.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action turned world leaders into armchair nuclear physicists, complete with heated Twitter debates.