Keeping the World Safe from Iran’s Nuclear Program
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE
MAY 27, 2020
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Today, I am announcing the end of
the sanctions waiver covering all remaining JCPOA-originating nuclear projects in Iran – the Arak reactor conversion, the
provision of enriched uranium for the Tehran Research Reactor, and the export of Iran’s spent and scrap
research reactor fuel. The sanctions waiver covering these activities will end
following a final, 60-day wind-down period allowing companies and entities
involved in these activities to cease their operations.
I am also announcing the
designation of Majid Agha’i and Amjad Sazgar pursuant to E.O. 13382 for
engaging or attempting to engage in activities that have materially contributed
to, or pose a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons
of mass destruction. Sazgar is the Managing Director of the Atomic Energy
Organization of Iran entity responsible for the industrial-scale production of
uranium enrichment gas centrifuge machines. In 2019, Sazgar managed and
supervised the installation of centrifuges at Iran’s Fordow Fuel
Enrichment plant. Through these activities, Sazgar has contributed to Iran’s continued
provocative and destabilizing expansion of its nuclear capabilities. Agha’i has
also been centrally involved in Iran’s uranium enrichment centrifuge operations, and is a manager in
the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran subsidiary responsible for research and development of advanced
centrifuges.
The Iranian regime has continued its
nuclear brinkmanship by expanding proliferation sensitive activities. These
escalatory actions are unacceptable and I cannot justify renewing the waiver
for these JCPOA-related activities as a result. The regime’s nuclear extortion
will lead to increased pressure on Iran and further isolate the regime from the international community.
Moreover, Iran’s nuclear personnel
need to make a choice – work for Iranian proliferation organizations and risk being sanctioned or put their
skills to work for the Iranian people in pursuits outside of the proliferation realm.
As the waiver covering JCPOA-related activities comes to an end,
the United States is providing a
90-day extension for the waiver covering ongoing international support to the
Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 to ensure safety of operations. We will
continue to closely monitor all developments in Iran’s nuclear program
and can modify this waiver at any time.
A regime that just days ago invoked
“The Final Solution” and which regularly threatens to wipe Israel off the map must
never obtain a nuclear weapon. The United States welcomes the international community’s widespread condemnation
of the regime’s recent anti-Semitic statements. The regime’s vile rhetoric only
strengthens the international community’s resolve to counter its threats.
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